Dana Stewart

A little smiling action, as opposed to frowning or grimacing, might just help combat the cancer fears and maybe even make you feel a bt better, too.

While celebrating the Fourth of July, perhaps it is time to celebrate our independence from cancer fears as well.

A cancer diagnosis means lots of treatment appointments, decisions to make and fears to face. Setting goals, whether short-term or long-term, can help get you through the journey.

Being a survivor and patient advocate means keeping up to date with the latest in treatment options and hearing the latest news in cancer research. ASCO is the perfect conference for just that.

Once you have experienced cancer, you can take those learnings and help others when trauma hits in their lives.

When I was asked to be a godmother as I was going through cancer, I started my journey as a godmother. Seven years later, I am seeing what I wasn't sure I'd live long enough to see.

It is OK to laugh during cancer treatment. Laughing and humor are one of the few things cancer can't touch.

Too often, the news, internet and social media focus on the sad stories. As survivors, it is up to us to focus on those stories that are positive and how survivors living their lives. I call it the living stories.

Just because you don't look sick, it doesn't mean that you are not.

When the fears and anxiety of cancer haunt you, open a window, walk outside and let nature run its course.

Since my cancer diagnosis at the age of 32, I put a little target on turning 40. It was more like a hope. I hoped I’d get the chance to celebrate being 40.

The only person who can stop the fears and anxiety that cancer brings to your life is you. If you allow those thoughts to take over, you get in your own way of enjoying your life.

After a cancer diagnosis, are we more afraid of our fears of chemo or the chemo itself? This survivor walks through three common chemo fears and what her experiences were like with them.

Don't let the noise of other people's opinions distract you from making the right cancer treatment decision.

A little focus on intentions for the week can help fight off cancer blues and allow more time for taking care of yourself.

When we are in situations in which others will see our cancer scars, do we have to explain them or worry about what someone else thinks?

You wouldn't keep an annoying friend around. Think of fear the same way.

Instead of making the same old New Year's resolutions, why not try something different? Go after what you really want for a new year and really live it.

How often do you pause for reflection?

My last point of training was going to the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), which takes place the first week of December. It’s the biggest breast cancer symposium in the country and a chance for doctors, researchers and advocates to get together to hear the latest updates in research and clinical trials.

There are plenty of things to talk about that can keep your mind from the fears and concerns that hover around cancer.

The holidays can be wonderful and tough at the same time. Your approach to them is what makes all the difference.

November is National Family Caregiver month. Let's give the caregivers the shout out they deserve!

Consistently living in the past with a cancer diagnosis will never let you just enjoy the life of the present.

Surviving cancer helped shine the light on my five most important possessions.

A cancer diagnosis is not something any of us plan for. Be sure to have patience with yourself during and after treatment.

Living in fear and worrying about cancer every day is not a way to live. I was given six amazing words of advice that were my wakeup call to get my life after cancer back.

After cancer caught me off guard, I tend to wait for the other shoe to drop, even if that means getting scared when positive things come my way.

After a cancer diagnosis, it can feel as if your body has failed you. How do you go back to trusting it again?

After a cancer diagnosis, you need to put your feelings first before anyone else's.