Khevin Barnes

March 30, 2023

After being diagnosed with cancer and taking a look at all the stuff I accumulated, I began to think about my priorities in life.

February 08, 2023

I don’t think of nature as a distraction to my cancer, masking the symptoms or the reality of my disease, but rather as a therapy that offers comfort and serenity with no negative side effects.

January 02, 2023

Over the years, I have learned that self-image is an important part of the cancer experience and can change day by day.

November 25, 2022

Communication is key with cancer survivorship, especially for rare diseases like male breast cancer.

October 26, 2022

If I put all my energy into fighting breast cancer, I’d be bringing the disease into focus every day. Instead, I’m working on outsmarting cancer.

September 26, 2022

I’m surviving cancer while getting older, too — that means I can no longer do some of the things I did when I was younger.

August 18, 2022

My choice to not undergo chemotherapy for breast cancer was not an easy one, but looking back, I don’t regret it.

July 25, 2022

Surviving cancer made me thankful for each day. After all, the human lifespan is limited.

May 31, 2022

In the immediate instance — and that’s where life is lived — I won’t spend my energy fighting against cancer. But that does not mean I don’t care. 

May 12, 2022

I was never a gambler … that is, until I was diagnosed with cancer.

March 29, 2022

Spring has arrived, and along with it has come fresh challenges and new perspectives regarding my cancer survivorship.

February 23, 2022

Getting men to talk about their breast health is like fishing in an under-stocked pond, so I turn to the advice of my breast cancer sisters.

January 28, 2022

A man with breast cancer explains how contracting COVID-19 led him to discovering the benefits of slowing down.

December 23, 2021

A male breast cancer survivor discusses the fear and fabrications created in his head and how he deals with them.

December 05, 2021

A male breast cancer survivor takes a critical look at the confusing marketing campaigns that surround his disease.

November 27, 2021

A male breast cancer survivor describes his anxiety and one tool for curtailing it.

October 29, 2021

Attention to detail is important for cancer survivors, explains a male breast cancer survivor. “Asking guys to examine their ‘chests’ is not only ineffective, but also disingenuous.”

October 18, 2021

October reminds us that men get breast cancer, too. A male breast cancer survivor shares his thoughts about Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “Controversy creates conversation, and conversation incites action,” he writes.

September 08, 2021

A male breast cancer survivor asks, “How far are we willing to go for our cause?” He describes the advocacy work of two women who lost loved ones to male breast cancer.

June 20, 2021

A man with breast cancer recalls his introduction to cancer as a child.

May 03, 2021

A seven-year cancer survivor writes how the disease is a delicate balancing act and how secondary illnesses can fuel the cancer fire.

March 31, 2021

A playwright with male breast cancer examines some beliefs that may influence our survival.

February 14, 2021

A cancer survivor remembers his wife who died of complications from ovarian cancer on Valentine’s Day several years ago. His advice to everyone: Holidays gradually become positive reflections of all that was good before cancer took it away.

January 18, 2021

As a cancer survivor, I’ve found many reasons to celebrate. Here’s one more.

December 24, 2020

A breast cancer survivor suggests some ways to warm your winter and survive the holidays in 2020.

December 01, 2020

The holidays are different this year for everyone, but for patients with cancer and cancer survivors, the holidays in 2020 are a unique challenge that presents difficult thoughts to contemplate.

October 14, 2020

You may be surprised by what you can find in a hot shower, whether it be cancer or the discovery on how to live after treatment.

September 21, 2020

The greatest obstacle facing men with breast cancer may be … ourselves.

August 23, 2020

While it may seem beneficial to attach ourselves to the memories of our pre-cancer existence, it does little to help us focus on the here and now.

July 31, 2020

One cancer survivor finds health and healing in the gift of music.