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A time to reflect on changes we can make while we still have time, despite having cancer.

After reading about breast cancer and aromatase inhibitors, a light went on for me about my leiomyosarcoma diagnosis.

This March marks 10 years since my diagnosis of de novo metastatic breast cancer and four years since my cancer has been stable.

Cancer is such a life-altering event, that it’s hard to fathom being able to forget all memories associated with it, but I did my best to make it happen.

I agree that cancer is portrayed very stereotypically in society, so here are some ways I think we can highlight the reality of cancer.

Writing poetry was something that got me through cancer and helped heal my soul.

Looking back on my experience with testicular cancer at a young age, I realize that cancer didn't define me — it helped shape me.

Accepting the unknown and understanding why random things happen helps me be hopeful as my daughter reached five years of cancer survivorship.

After I was diagnosed with colon cancer, I learned to take care of myself more and be more outspoken than ever before.

Having all of these screenings for cancer terrifies me, even though they could be almost certainly nothing.

It’s not just toughing out the side effects from cancer treatment.

I recently said goodbye to my oncologist of five years now that I have no evidence of colorectal cancer; it's time to let go.

When I found out I had a metastasis to my brain, I felt so uncertain, until I learned more about leptomeningeal disease.

Even though conquering cancer scared me, I knew being courageous would help me with the fight.

After a while, I stopped caring about wearing a mastectomy bra and did was what comfortable to me: wearing a regular bra.

When I was finally allowed to eat after my mastectomy, the hospital-grade turkey sandwich tasted like the best thing ever.

When people tell me I "fought cancer," I disagree. I believe I endured cancer.

After cancer, I finally went on a cruise and allowed myself to fight through my fears, which felt so freeing.

At a cancer support group at my church, we sit together and share our cancer stories.

I've been living with small lymphocytic lymphoma for 14 years now, but it has taught be some valuable lessons about life.

I lived by Nike's motto, "Just do it!" and worked to gain my muscle back after cancer.

The anxiety of cancer will seemingly never go away.

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."