Dana Stewart

When the emotions of cancer start to get you down, try taking a chance on talking to a four-legged furry friend.

After my cancer diagnosis, I realized that the only person to speak up for me was me. This is how I learned to speak up for myself and talk to those who represent me in Congress.

When it rains it pours. These five words can be filled with so much meaning. These five words can be used to describe a lot of happenings in anyone’s life. Trying to avoid the cancer heartache works for a while but when you lift back the current, the fears and anxiety flood in like a heavy rain.

Almost from the very beginning, I had heard the words “new normal.” The doctors, my friends, other survivors would all say, “this is your new normal.” What? I don’t get it. I don’t want cancer to be my new normal.

Every year, I go to a weekend conference that celebrates young adult cancer survivors and it is energizing to be around those who get it.

I was pretending life was great after my cancer treatment ended. Meanwhile, I was living in a cancer coma.

After a bout with cancer, many things change. Quite a few of those things are changes that can never be changed back to the way it used to be. So, how does one go about learning acceptance?

When cancer anxiety strikes and panic begins to build, there a few tools you can keep close to help you combat the fears and regain calmness in your mind again.

Scanxiety due to a scheduled or surprise scan or ultrasound can trigger those thoughts and fears of cancer recurrence at any moment.

There are some days that, for no reason at all, I struggle to cope with being a cancer survivor. So does that mean I am a failure at survivorship?

After being diagnosed with cancer, one of the biggest goals is completing treatment for good. What do you do in that moment when your oncologist says he doesn't need to see you anymore?

The words "cancer" and "thank you" don't usually go together.

After cancer, calm and anxiety go from two separate states of mind to form a new way of thinking and perhaps even fighting the fears that come with being a cancer survivor.

With a cancer diagnosis, the conversations in your life often revolve around the topic of cancer. What about adding a little of the everyday, mundane stories back into your daily conversations?

Looking for positives signs of inspiration can help with personal healing after a cancer diagnosis.

A cancer diagnosis can easily get you thinking how great it would be to be anyone else. I learned very quickly that this is a wish I hope never to have granted.

Uncertainty comes with the territory of being a cancer survivor, but how you deal with it can be a game-changer in how you move forward.

Giving cancer any type of credit is like entering a forbidden city, but maybe somewhere in there, cancer can in fact lead us to some positives in our lives.

I have filed for divorce from my relationship with fear. Cancer fears have been a part of my life for over five years and I think the relationship has simply run its course.