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Cancer Survivors are Sometimes Thrusted into Becoming Educators for Friends and Family

September 1st 2020

By Barbara Tako

A two-time cancer survivor discusses how survivors sometimes get assigned an unwilling task of being a cancer educator or ambassador to friends and family.

Can Cancer Cause Dental Problems?

August 26th 2020

By Jane Biehl Ph.D.

I confronted my oncologist and dentist about the research I found. After doing their own research, they told me that cancer and treatment can weaken bone structure including teeth. I wish I had been told this earlier.

Rituals Make it Easier to Live With Cancer

August 25th 2020

By Martha Carlson

How one cancer thriver has found a small corner of control in an uncontrollable place.

Cancer Providers Can Be Bad Eggs Too

August 24th 2020

By Laura Yeager

If you encounter mistreatment by any of your cancer providers, do not be afraid to expose them. If they are hurting you, they could be hurting others.

Old Photos Give Cancer Survivors Snapshots of Their Former Selves

August 23rd 2020

By Khevin Barnes

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.

The Elephant in the Room: Cancer Treatment Made Me Clumsier

August 21st 2020

By Felicia Mitchell

For a long time, I refused to acknowledge the lingering effects of neuropathy. I found a way to joke about it and told everybody I was clumsy. To acknowledge the elephant in the room, I had to admit I needed to explore balance further.

Coping With Cancer By Busting Clutter

August 20th 2020

By Steve Rubin

What had eluded my wife and I, and not without great consequence, was the damage cancer had inflicted upon our apartment. Years and years of trauma, PTSD triggers, and bone-chilling memories had snuck in and festered around us like cockroaches.

COVID-19 is Stealing Precious Time from Cancer Survivors

August 15th 2020

By Jane Biehl Ph.D.

Precious time, which we cancer survivors know is fleeting, is flying by and we all feel robbed.

Please Quit Telling Me It's Not The Cancer

January 22nd 2020

By Jane Biehl Ph.D.

Some people may ask if it really matters whether it is related to cancer or not. For us it does.

Becoming a Patient with Cancer

July 22nd 2019

By Brenda Denzler

There's a difference between being treated for cancer and being a cancer survivor.

Will I Reach My Goal? Pondering Life as a Cancer Survivor

February 3rd 2019

By Jane Biehl Ph.D.

If we are honest, I think most of us wonder deep down if we are going to live long enough to see the next grandchild, attend an important wedding or anniversary, or finish a project.

Readers Write: Survival Guilt

October 20th 2010

By Kathy LaTour

Readers respond to the question posed by CURE: Survivor guilt is a topic that is just now being explored in cancer patients and survivors. Did you experience any guilt after your diagnosis or treatment?

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