Dana Stewart

A breast cancer survivor explains why she was inspired to donate her hair to make wigs for children with cancer 11 years after she lost her own hair during chemotherapy treatments.

A breast cancer survivor describes how exhausting it is to live in constant fear of cancer and how she plans to combat it in 2022.

It is hard enough dealing with cancer as a survivor, but what happens when one of your parents is diagnosed with cancer too?

The label of being a cancer survivor can be simple, but underneath it can mean something so different to each person. Only you can choose what the idea of survivorship means to your journey.

Rebuilding your life after a kick in the gut is all about your mindset.

A cancer diagnosis can take so much from a person. Perhaps it can give a little something too. Cancer can open up our eyes to finding the time we never knew we had to do the things we always wanted to do.

Is it possible to be addicted to the anxiety cancer brings? I have been living with that addiction for years but have three ways to combat an anxiety addiction.

When you are lost you ask, "Where am I?" When you go through cancer, it is hard to find where you are. In the map of life, why not find yourself where you are in this very moment? You are here.

A diagnosis of cancer is completely overwhelming and something most of us are not prepared for. It may be easy to think about giving up before treatment starts. Instead, here are five things that helped me push through.

The cancer journey can take you on a jagged road with too many twists and turns. It doesn't always have to be an emotional rollercoaster if you know how to walk it.

Everyone will go through a tough time or a trauma in their life. You need a go-to list of items you can latch onto to help you through it.

How can we finally rid ourselves of the emotional baggage that fear brings us and free up our minds to think about the good stuff?

I have gotten exceptionally good at worrying about things that never end up happening. I'd say I am failing at worry.

There is a way to do a little self-care and still learn the latest news in cancer advocacy and science. As survivors and those affected by cancer, we should have the luxury of doing both!

As we celebrate the holidays, wish lists are made for gifts. I have a wish list for cancer.

It's the approach we take when handling trauma in our life that can make all the difference.

It's not the actual hand we are dealt when live throws us a curve. It's how we play it.

Instead of fighting the roadblocks that cancer can prevent, what would happen if we embraced them?

I spend so much time trying to go back to the past or predict the future that I tend to forget how to live in today's moments.

Forgiveness is more than just words, it's feelings. Learning how to forgive others can help us in our cancer journey as well.

Making predictions on how cancer will affect your life from diagnosis to post treatment is a waste of time. No one knows what tomorrow will bring.

Would would happen if I turned my back to the past and faced forward? It is time to stop wishing I could go back to my pre-cancer life. It's time to face forward.

A cancer diagnosis can bring many fears and uncertainties to the forefront, but it can also bring friendships with people we would never have met had we not gotten cancer at all.

We spend so much time worrying what we can't control. What if we asked ourselves why and changed the thought process to worrying about only what we can control.

Don't let the excuse of cancer run your life or stop you from doing all that you want.

As it turns out, a side effect of cancer treatment can be cataracts. Over the last two years, I have battled cancer treatment-induced cataracts. The good news is they can be fixed and I can see again!

I call it cancer motivation. Whenever I get annoyed about doing something that's not my favorite, like a long 10K race, I think about surviving cancer and those that did not. It becomes my motivation to take a breath and enjoy each second.

Here are three main tips I wish I would have known during my first year of dealing with a cancer diagnosis.

We are always faced with choices on this cancer journey. Even if you end up making a wrong turn, there is always a way to get back on track.

This week, I celebrated eight years since diagnosis. It brought back a lot of thoughts and feelings.