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Jen Sotham
Jen Sotham is a freelance journalist and screenwriter/director. She was working as a university professor in Busan, South Korea, where she lived for almost a decade, when she was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma in 2014. Still doing battle with the beast, Jen has since returned to New York, where she has been using her voice to share her story through film, essays and her blog, jenvscancer.wordpress.com
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Defining Cancer Survivorship
When does a patient become a survivor of cancer? Some believe it’s at the moment of diagnosis, but others disagree.
Jean Di Carlo-Wagner
Jean Di Carlo-Wagner, M.A., E-RYT500, yoga therapist is a 12-year colorectal cancer survivor (2003). She used yoga to help herself regain a 'new normal' and then became a yoga teacher to help other survivors. Her work is free to cancer patients at YogaBeing.net. Jean attends cancer conferences and speaks on the benefits of yoga for cancer survivors. Survivor, advocate, activist, teacher and friend.
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They Said to Wear Blue
Every cancer conference is a chance for me to learn.
Carrie Corey
Carrie Corey was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer at age 29 and with a stage 4 recurrence in 2012 at the age of 31. As wife and new mom living in Dallas, she frequently reported on her cancer experiences.
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Parenting with Advanced Cancer
Being a parent affects EVERY decision in my life, even the ones regarding my cancer care.
Georgia Hurst
Georgia Hurst is a fierce patient advocate for those with Lynch syndrome. Her advocacy work has afforded her opportunities to write for medical journals, various websites, books and genetic testing companies, and collaborate as a stakeholder for the National Academy of Sciences: Genomics and Population Health Collaborative. She is the co-creator of #GenCSM (Genetic Cancer Social Media) on Twitter.
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She With Lynch Syndrome
I recently met another woman with Lynch syndrome, the same hereditary cancer syndrome that I have, and it made me reflect on the steps I was taking to maintain my health.
Lisa Machado
Lisa Machado is the founder of the Canadian CML Network (cmlnetwork.ca), a national patient support organization based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She has been living with chronic myeloid leukemia since 2008. She can be reached at info@cmlnetwork.ca.
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Power to the Patients
Real-time access to test results and doctors’ reports is putting control over health into the hands of patients.
Kimberly Brandt
In early 2010, Kim Brandt was diagnosed and treated for stage 1 rectal cancer. However, in 2013, the cancer was discovered to have metastasized, which then required aggressive treatment. Her education and professional career have been focused on urban planning and local government, and she has found her own patient experience eye-opening in respect to understanding the health care community’s physical needs. In her free time, she enjoys walking her dog, swimming and a weekly yoga class or two.
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Making Room for Lymphedema
Lymphedema is not an uncommon secondary effect of cancer treatment. With no cure available, an effective long-term treatment effort is necessary for maximizing a cancer survivor's quality of life.
Ann Silberman
Ann Silberman, author of the blog Breast Cancer? But Doctor ... I Hate Pink!, has been living with metastatic breast cancer for nearly four years. It took seven chemo regimens, two surgeries, and a bit of SBRT, but she finally got to dance with "NED." Her husband and two children are happy seeing her twirl.
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Living With Grief in the Metastatic Breast Cancer Community
Five years ago, I was stricken with metastatic breast cancer. This heartbreaking diagnosis came not long after I finished treatment for early stage, HER2+ cancer.
Jeannine Walston
Jeannine Walston is an accomplished leader, respected expert and vibrant brain tumor survivor since 1998 as a cancer coach, consultant and speaker. Her extensive work includes for the U.S. Congress, cancer nonprofits, government agencies with NCI, FDA, and NCCAM, hospitals, clinics, doctors, providers, other businesses, cancer patients, caregivers and the public. She has knowledge and insights about research, treatments, integrative cancer care for the whole person and other topics. Learn more at
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My Insights to Cancer Genetics After More Than 20 Years of Brain Tumor Survival
After being a 20-year brain tumor survivor, I met with a genetic counselor and learned that I have a MUYTH gene mutation.
Paul Pavao
Paul Pavao survived a rare form of leukemia and a stem cell transplant in 2011-2012. He is in remission and recovering from a lymphoma diagnosed in November 2014. He likes to write about his gratefulness to his wife/care partner, the doctors and nurses and to God, who allowed him to go through chemo fearlessly and with joy.
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When Cancer Makes a Hospital a Home
My wife and I are always amazed at the fond memories and warm feelings that rise up when we return to Nashville.
Barbara Tako
Barbara Tako is a breast cancer survivor (2010), melanoma survivor (2014) and author of Cancer Survivorship Coping Tools—We'll Get You Through This. She is a cancer coping advocate, speaker and published writer for television, radio and other venues across the country. She lives, survives, and thrives in Minnesota with her husband, children and dog. See more at www.cancersurvivorshipcopingtools.com,or www.clutterclearingchoices.com.
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How To Handle The Cold (And Heat) During and After Cancer
A long-term cancer survivor shares her tips on getting through the winter cold that bites a little extra for survivors and patients with cancer.
Linnea Olson
Linnea Olson was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer in April of 2005. In addition to being a vocal advocate for cancer patients, Linnea is a mother, artist, writer, friend, adventurer. She refers to herself as a terminal optimist; someone who is living (each day to the fullest) with stage 4 lung cancer. Linnea also writes at outlivinglungcancer.com.
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From Brave To Fearless: How Volunteering In Peru Shifted My Cancer Perspective
Traveling helped me remove myself from the storyline of cancer and reconnect with the world around me.
Brielle Benyon
Brielle Benyon, Senior Editor for
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White House Provides Cancer Moonshot Updates, Mets Broadcaster Reveals Cancer Diagnosis and More
From funding updates on the Cancer Moonshot to Howie Rose’s bladder cancer diagnosis and more, here’s what’s happening in the oncology space this week.
Debbie Woodbury
A seven-year breast cancer survivor, Debbie Woodbury writes and speaks about the emotional fallout of living with cancer. Her books, You Can Thrive After Treatment and How to Build an Amazing Life After Treatment (Amazon), share simple secrets to creating inspired healing, wellness and live out loud joy beyond cancer. Debbie blogs at WhereWeGoNow.com and you can find her writing at Positively Positive and the Huffington Post.
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Seven Thoughts on Accepting Change After Cancer
Like in life, the only constant in cancer is change. Fighting it just adds to the misery.
Khevin Barnes
Khevin Barnes is a writer and breast cancer advocate living in Vail, Arizona with his wife, two cats and a desert tortoise. He is a retired stage magician and now, a hopelessly obsessive five-string banjo player. He was diagnosed with male breast cancer in 2014.
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How I See Myself — and What I Call Myself — as a Man With Breast Cancer
Over the years, I have learned that self-image is an important part of the cancer experience and can change day by day.
Barbara Carlos
In July 2011 Barbara Carlos was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. A resident of Hawaii, she works in administrative support at a college and has retirement as her career goal. Music keeps her sane, as side effects of chemo and radiation linger. Overweight since childhood, she keeps trying to lose the estrogen-laden fat that her cancer loves.
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Durable Medical Equipment?
The first time I heard that term I didn't know what they were talking about. Even now my brain goes a little bit crazy when that term is applied to lingerie.
Kristie L. Kahl
Kristie L. Kahl is vice president of content at MJH Life Sciences, overseeing CURE®, CancerNetwork®, the journal ONCOLOGY, Targeted Oncology, and Urology Times®. She has been with the company since November 2017.
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Testicular Cancer Survivorship Lasts a Lifetime
As part of its Speaking Out video series, CURE® spoke with Michael J. Rovito,
on behalf of the Testicular Cancer Foundation, about survivorship.
Steve Rubin
At just thirty years old, Steve was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare and aggressive bone cancer. The journey has taken him through chemotherapy, multiple surgeries, and many different avenues of holistic health. An avid blogger, Steve shares his personal health regimens as well as love of music, movies and sports in his writing. Follow along his quest for wellness as he reacclimates into the world in spite of daunting statistics. You can connect with Steve on Instagram
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Bouncing Back After High-Stress Moments While Fighting Cancer
My body and mind go through a lot before and after cancer scans. Here is how I bounce back.
Diana M. Martin
Diana M. Martin has been an adjunct professor in The Writing and Reading Center at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD, for over 20 years. She has a MFA in Creative Nonfiction and has published articles in the areas of parenting, health and cultural arts. When her husband lost his battle with cancer of unknown primary, later identified as bile duct cancer, she became the sole caregiver for their adult son, Alex, who is autistic.
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Cancer Caregivers Need Extra Support During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Having been a caregiver to my late husband who died from cancer, I know first-hand the difficulties of caregiving — not to mention what it must be like for those trying to do it during a worldwide pandemic.
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