My name is Chad White, I have an amazing family, my wife Jocelyn, our children Chad (16), Gary(12), Ella(12) , Joseph(12). Jan 25th, 2010 was the day my world changed. The day of my full gastrectomy! Finding out I had genetic stomach cancer was very tough. The doctor strongly advised me to have the surgery […]
My story begins in August of 2018. At 51 years old, I got my colonoscopy done. They found eight massive polyps, and most were precancerous. Since I was adopted and had no family medical history, the doctor suggested a genetic test. Since I was at my deductible, I thought, why not? The results did not […]
My name is Rosie, and I live in Italy, near Rome. My story begins in 2004, at the age of 35, when I was busy working, traveling and seeing lots of concerts with friends. I did not even remotely imagine what storm my life was about to go through. A storm that would have changed […]
After being diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2015, genetic testing revealed I had the CDH1 gene mutation. In June of that year, I chose to have a double mastectomy rather than a lumpectomy as anticipated with the original diagnosis. I found no local medical professional who knew anything about CDH1 and only got referred […]
I am Juan Manuel (44) from Argentina. My father died in 2013 (Gastric Cancer) and I knew I had the CDH1 gen mutated in 2016. I past through a total gastrectomy in 2017 and I wrote all the journey in my blog (IN SPANISH) I am living a plenty life as I did before the […]
I’m a mother, a friend, a sister, a daughter, and a devoted physician who has become the patient. After a series of serendipitous events, I was the first person in my family to be discovered to have a rare genetic mutation called Gastric Adenocarcinoma and Proximal Polyposis Syndrome (GAPPS). Like other hereditary gastric cancers, this […]
