Kavontae Smalls

Kavontae Smalls


Kavontae Smalls is a writer and reporter for SurvivorNet.

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28-Year-Old Mom of Two Experiences a Mole Grow and Spread Across Her Hairline, Leading to Stage 4 Melanoma Diagnosis. She Says Her Faith Is the Only Thing Giving Her Hope

Inspiring Stories from SNTV

‘Married With Children’ Star Christina Applegate, 53, Who Lives With Multiple Sclerosis, Says Her ‘Legs Are Busted’ While Admitting Stress Can Worsen Her Symptoms

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Actress Kristen Bell, 45, Highlights the ‘Cool Thing’ About Her Colonoscopy Experience That Helps Further Reduce Her Chances of Getting Colon Cancer: ‘The Doctor Can Remove Precancerous Polyps as They Find Them’

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100-Year-Old WWII Veteran Says, ‘You’ve Got to Do What You’ve Got to Do,’ After Beating Skin Cancer Twice With the Help of His Own Reengineered Immune System Through Immunotherapy

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star James Pickens Jr., 73, Says He’s ‘Living Proof, Early Detection Works’ After Sharing He Was Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer

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‘This Is How We Do It’ Singer Montell Jordan’s Experience With Prostate Cancer Challenged a Cancer Stereotype: ‘It Didn’t Look Like What the World Depicts’

Tongue Cancer Survivor Stanley Tucci, 65, Ready for ‘Prada’ Sequel Comeback, Yet He’s Still Haunted by Career Fallout from Original Film

TV Journalist Julie Chang, Diagnosed With a Brain Tumor, Explains Her Dating Struggles: ‘I Don’t Expect You to Carry This Burden With Me’

Later Stage

‘Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Star Teddi Mellencamp, 44, Who’s Waged a Public Battle With Stage 4 Melanoma Skin Cancer, Says After Her Latest Treatment, There’s ‘No Detectable Cancer’

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She Postponed Her Wedding for Breast Cancer — Then Her Dad Was Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Too

A Woman’s Strange Symptoms Misdiagnosed as Menopause and Infection, But the Onset of Blurry Vision Helped to Reveal a Hidden Brain Tumor

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Grammy-Winning Singer & Breast Cancer Survivor Sheryl Crow, 63, Urges Genetic Testing: ‘It’s How You Advocate For Yourself’

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