Kavontae Smalls

Kavontae Smalls


Kavontae Smalls is a writer and reporter for SurvivorNet.

Overview

From ‘Baywatch’ to Breast Cancer Advocate: Nicole Eggert, 53, Says, ‘I Want to Have the Hard Conversations,’ While Sharing Honest Reflections on Breast Cancer Surgery and Resilience

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Four-Time Olympian & Breast Cancer Survivor Chaunte Lowe, 41, Says ‘The Challenges You’re Facing Today Don’t Have to Dictate Your Future’ When Discussing How She Keeps Hope Alive

Later Stage

Retired 78-Year-Old Flight Attendant’s Nagging Cough Led to Stage 4 Lung Cancer That Spread to Her Brain

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‘An Impossible Choice’: Mom, 30, Diagnosed With Breast Cancer While Pregnant, Struggled With Treatment Options, But Decided to Undergo Chemo During Pregnancy

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Woman, 27, Whose Numbness on Half Her Body Learns She Has Golf Ball-Sized Brain Tumor, But Finds Remarkable Hope In Chemo and Radiation to Thrive Once Again

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‘Star Trek’ Star William Shatner, 94, Says He’s ‘Blessed Beyond Measure With Health,’ Years After Beating Stage 4 Melanoma

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90s Rapper Mia X, 55, Says She’s Grateful to Be a Uterine Cancer Survivor After Surgery Mishap Affecting Her Vision: ‘I Have 73% of My Sight Back’

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Former ‘Today’ Show Host, Breast Cancer Survivor and Mom of Two, Hoda Kotb, 61, Balances New Priorities With Beloved Holiday Rituals

Later Stage

‘Picked Me Up Off the Floor’: ‘Bachelorette’ Star Katie Thurston, 34, Says While Adjusting to Life With Metastatic Breast Cancer, It Became Easier When Other Survivors Lifted Her Up

Hairstylist, 22, Says Doctors Dismissed Her Four Times, Claiming ‘Back Pain’ That Turned Out to Be a Rare Stage 4 Cancer – Why Multiple Opinions Matter

Overview

‘ER’ Star Alex Kingston, 62, Says After Battling Uterine Cancer, She’s Become ‘Fearless’

Psoriasis Treatment

Singer-Songwriter LeAnn Rimes, 43, Was Just 13 When She Recorded ‘Blue’ Album, Now the Psoriasis Survivor Gearing Up for Her ’30 Years of Blue’ Tour

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