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I felt like I had to come back to life after hearing the word “metastatic.”

Cancer has taught me valuable lessons and now, I'm letting these lessons guide me.

After a recent fiasco while trying to order prostheses and bras, I have an important question I’d like answered.

Even my favorite show depicted cancer in a stereotypical way, which impacted my view on cancer when I first received my diagnosis of follicular lymphoma.

After cancer and becoming an empty nester, I thought I would be lost. But now, I'm finding purpose and following my dreams.

"Getting cancer is kind of like getting stuck out in the rain — torrential rain."

I've found a little bit of joy in naming the six active tumors in my body.

A cancer survivor described the agony of making a life-or-death decision.

Fear overtook my mind as I received rounds of scans for prostate cancer when my PSA results surged.

I never told my daughters what stage my lung cancer was. Was I being genuine?

My wife's simple sentence to me ended up saving my life from colorectal cancer.

I've found that making time for a good laugh each day helped break through the looming thought of cancer.

After cancer, taking baby steps towards stuff you want to do is what matters.

Getting a colonoscopy was the first step to gaining insight on my colon cancer.

A cancer-related side effect I faced was constipation caused by pain medication.

Months after I was told I was in remission for stage 3B lung cancer, my "normal" shifted as the COVID-19 pandemic arrived.

After being diagnosed with Lynch syndrome, uncertainty has become a constant companion of mine.

As I reflect upon the past, I wonder: Was I just lucky to have turned my health around after fighting and healing from stage 4 bone cancer?

When a friend recently asked if I’d ever thought cancer might kill me, I had to think back and examine myself.

Whenever I experience a new ache or patch of itchy skin, I immediately think it's a health issue — or a recurrence.

Recently, I have been focusing on the concept of Mattering, and it has boosted my mental health.

As a survivor of colorectal cancer, I expect my scan to say that I’m 99% cancer-free, but it’s the 1% that worries me.

When I told people I have follicular lymphoma, the first reaction I got is "At least you got a good cancer.”

Being a self-advocate also means self-care.

This past holiday season made me realize that I feel a strong sense of fulfillment as a cancer survivor and caregiver.

2023 brought some disappointing cancer news to me, but 2024, I have faith in you.

Today, on what would have been Jimmy's 65th birthday, I choose to celebrate his life rather than dwell on the pain of his loss from cancer.

Here are four things I found to be helpful as a survivor, including showing up for myself.

When I received the news of colon cancer, I gained a new perspective on self-love and living life.

After being diagnosed with lymphoma, I decided to supplement my cancer treatment with turkey tail mushrooms.