Kavontae Smalls

Kavontae Smalls


Kavontae Smalls is a writer and reporter for SurvivorNet.

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Iowa Man, 25, Says Early Morning Nausea and Dizzy Spells Turned Out to Be an Early Warning Sign for Eventual Diffuse Midline Glioma, an Aggressive Brain Cancer

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‘Zoolander’ Star Ben Stiller, 60, Describes the Moment His Doctor Said His Prostate Cancer Screening Test Result Was Zero – ‘Nothing Like the Relief of Hearing You’re Cancer Free’

Inspiring Stories from SNTV

Cable News Host Janice Dean, 55, Who Lives With Multiple Sclerosis, Says She’s ‘Taking a Break, But Will Be Back’ as She Focuses on Her Health

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‘The Office’ Star Jenna Fischer, 51, Says ‘Anniversaries Inspire Reflection’ As She Reflects on the Day of Her Initial Diagnosis for Breast Cancer – Why Acknowledging the Milestones Matters

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‘X-Men’ Star Hugh Jackman, 57, Says Before His Skin Cancer Diagnosis, ‘If You Didn’t Have a Tan, People Made Fun of You,’ But Now Urges Cancer Prevention

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On ‘Misery’s’ 35th Anniversary, Actress and Ovarian and Breast Cancer Survivor Kathy Bates’ Chilling Portrayal of Annie Wilkes Still Captivates Fans

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80s Rockstar Michael Sweet, 62, Says ‘Changes to My Voice’ Attributed to Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis That He and His Doctors Feel ‘Optimistic’ About

Later Stage

Grandfather, 68, Training For Marathon Thought He Suffered a Groin Strain, But Learns He Has Advanced Prostate Cancer That Went Undetected For a Decade

Inspiring Stories from SNTV

Former Talk Show Host Montel Williams, 69, Confronts Blindness, Pain, and Misdiagnosis—But Refuses to Be Defined by Multiple Sclerosis

Living With Cancer

Celebrity Stylist and Mom of Two Who Lived With ‘Years of Ongoing Gut Issues’ Learns She Has Lymphoma and Says During Treatment She Learned to ‘Celebrate the Small Wins’

‘Full House’ Star Dave Coulier, 66, Who Recently Beat Non Hodgkin Lymphoma, Says During Routine Check-up Doctors ‘Something Flared’ Leading to New Oral Cancer Diagnosis

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‘That Mammogram Saved My Life’: A Busy Mom of Two Says She Missed Her Mammogram Appt, and When She Got the Courage to Reschedule, She Learned She Had Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, an Aggressive Form of the Disease

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