Kavontae Smalls

Kavontae Smalls


Kavontae Smalls is a writer and reporter for SurvivorNet.

Later Stage

Melanoma, Immunotherapy, & the Mental Battle: Betsy Hamlin, 55, A Mother of Two Says, ‘I Kicked Its Butt’ After Battling Stage 4 Cancer With Immunotherapy

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After Surviving Lung Cancer, Kathy Griffin, 64, Wants to Love Again—Can She Follow In Fellow Cancer Fighter Gerry Turner’s Lead on ‘Golden Bachelor’

Later Stage

‘Bachelorette’ Star Katie Thurston, 34, Faces Cancer Scan With Positivity & Optimism—Here’s Why Many Patients Feel Anxious and What Helps

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‘I Rubbed Detox Cream on My Chest—Then Found a Lump’: Housewives of Dallas Alum D’Andra Simmons’ Attempt to Cleanse Skin of BBQ Smoke Kickstarted Her Breast Cancer Journey

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‘Antiques Roadshow’ Star Theo Burrell, 38, Who’s Living With Brain Cancer, Says She’s Having a ‘Tough Time’ with Latest Treatments of Chemo & Seizures

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Actress Katherine Ryan, 42, Says a Mole On Her Arm ‘Kept Changing’ Despite Her Doctor Claiming It Wasn’t Cancerous, Then Came a Melanoma Diagnosis

‘Dancing With the Stars’ Edyta Sliwinska, 44, Celebrates One-Year Cancer Anniversary Reflecting on How Trapped She Felt, Unable to Enjoy Life While Undergoing Treatment

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Cancer Survivor Singer Sheryl Crow, 63, Says She Skipped Mammogram: ‘I Was Too Busy to Be Bothered’

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Mom, 67, Says Despite Expanding Stomach, Sharp Weight Loss Was an Early Warning Sign of Ovarian Cancer, Where Doctors Found a Watermelon-Sized Tumor

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‘Baywatch’ Star Nicole Eggert, 53, Refused to ‘Keep Quiet’ In Order to Manage the Anxiety Related to Her Cancer Diagnosis

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‘Coming to America’ Actress Vanessa Bell Calloway, 68, Says She ‘Couldn’t Shake the Feeling,’ & That Sleepless Night Led to a Life-Saving Diagnosis

Later Stage

Incredible Good News For ‘Bachelorette’ Star Katie Thurston, 34, With Stage 4 Breast Cancer- And The Fear That Won’t Go Away

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