Kavontae Smalls

Kavontae Smalls


Kavontae Smalls is a writer and reporter for SurvivorNet.

Living

‘Children of The Corn’ Actress Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, 44, ‘Crawled Into a Ball’ After Learning She Had Stage 3 Breast Cancer. What Her Path Forward Look Like

Overview

Former Miss Florida USA & Two-Time Breast Cancer Survivor Says Her Lump Was Misdiagnosed By Doctors Twice as a Cyst: ‘As Soon as I Felt It, I Knew’

Overview

Veteran Journalist, Christiane Amanpour, 67, Says, ‘I Have It Again’ After Experiencing Ovarian Cancer Recurrence – What the Next Steps In Her Treatment Journey May Look Like

Overview

41-Year-Old Teacher Noticed a Weak Urine Stream—His Persistence Uncovered Prostate Cancer Doctors Initially Dismissed Because They Assumed He Was ‘Too Young’ For Cancer

Overview

Prayers For Former ‘Today Show’ Host Bryant Gumbel, 77, After Health Scare. How He Overcame Lung Cancer After Smoking ‘Three Packs A Day’

Later Stage

A 45-Year-Old Mom’s Bathroom Troubles Were Dismissed As Hemorrhoids By Her Doctors Until Symptoms Worsened and She Was Diagnosed With Stage 4 Colon Cancer

Later Stage

Mom of 3, Thought She Had Pelvic Inflammatory Disease for Two Years Until Her Misdiagnosis Was Corrected for Stage 4 Bowel Cancer – Recognizing the Symptoms

Later Stage

A Counselor, 33, Says She’s Proud She ‘Stood Up to Her Doctor’ Pushing For More Imaging That Discovered Stage 4 Breast Cancer & Now In Remission After Treatment

Overview

Pregnant and Diagnosed: A Mom, 34, Who Battled Aggressive Breast Cancer While Pregnant Says By ‘Holding Onto Hope’ She Not Just Drew Strength From Her Children, She Beat Cancer Too

Living With Cancer

Woman, 79, Thought the Rash Was From a Food Allergy, but As Her Health Declined, She Could Barely Walk, Then She Learned She Had Non Hodgkin Lymphoma

Later Stage

‘Celebrity Big Brother’ Star Trisha Goddard, 67, Says Ice Skating and a Family of Deer Helped Calm Her Breast Cancer Scan Anxiety: ‘Nature and a Good Giggle Got Me Through’

Overview

‘90 Day Fiancé’ Star Elizabeth Castravet, 34, Says Telling Her Family She Has Stage 1 Ovarian Cancer Was ‘Hard’ & Biggest Fear Is Not Being There For Her Daughter

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