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.
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.
August 25th 2020
By Martha Carlson
How one cancer thriver has found a small corner of control in an uncontrollable place.
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.
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.
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.
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.
August 15th 2020
Precious time, which we cancer survivors know is fleeting, is flying by and we all feel robbed.
January 22nd 2020
Some people may ask if it really matters whether it is related to cancer or not. For us it does.
July 22nd 2019
By Brenda Denzler
There's a difference between being treated for cancer and being a cancer survivor.
February 3rd 2019
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.
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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During Cancer, I Find My Inner Goddess With Dinosaurs and Old Movies
Mike Peters of The Alarm Faces Cancer With Rock Optimism on New Album