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Questions about cancer can often be confusing and frustrating.

Recurrence is common enough that all of us need to act on potential symptoms.

When I have scanxiety, I try to reduce my anxiety by taking warm baths and writing.

Here are some tips to upgrade your healing cave during cancer, which can help improve one's headspace.

Cancer is a terrible disease, but sometimes it offers an important perspective I wouldn't have had otherwise.

Here are four signs of your doctor not listening and four things I do when they don't listen to me.

I couldn't help but pray for Kate Middleton and her recent diagnosis of cancer.

The Princess of Wales' diagnosis of cancer after a successful procedure is not unusual — it even happened to me.

Throughout my life, taking walks helped a lot with easing anxiety, so walking helped me when I received two diagnoses of cancer.

The waiting in between scans heightens my scanxiety, even though I've had no evidence of disease for 2 1/2 years.

My genetic testing covered 648 gene variants. Of course, researchers only know the significance of a fraction of those variants.

For 14 years, I've been dealing with small lymphocytic lymphoma, and want to maintain a healthier diet.

For patients with cancer, having a PICC or port can be convenient, but I got it removed the moment I was allowed to.

I've learned that there are many differing perspectives when it comes to treatment for cancer, especially from patients to researchers.

I recently heard a story about a patient's personality change because of cancer, and it reminded me of the hyperactive delirium I experienced.

When innovation meets creativity, you never know what might happen, notably as a breast cancer survivor!

Although many hate drinking the prep for colonoscopies, I view it as a privilege.

Even though multiple myeloma had devastating effects on my collapsed lungs, singing has helped regain my sense of strength and resilience.

After having early-stage breast cancer and stage 3B lung cancer, I'm choosing to give back. Here's how.

When I first received my diagnosis of colon cancer, I felt so negative. So, I started positive self-talk and it's changed my outlook for the better.

When I told my friends I started feeling better during cancer treatment, they were all so confused.

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.