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My sister and I have learned to focus on the present day after a rollercoaster ride of remission, a cure and recurrence of stage 4 Hodgkin lymphoma.

When I received news of a fellow blogger’s demise, I was heartbroken.

My relationship with my body has changed over the years, especially during and after breast cancer. Now, I have accepted the way I look.

One night, I had a dream that I played chess with Death and well, I won.

I use affirmation as a technique to turn my negative thoughts about colon cancer into positive ones. Now, I see cancer as a blessing in disguise.

Ignoring fear and anxiety only allows them to grow until they explode into a full-blown anxiety attack. It’s okay to be scared about cancer progression.

As a cancer survivor, I’m pleading for more research on cancer related fatigue.

Putting a focus on healing is most important before fixating on the far future. Take it one day at a time.

Quitting drinking alcohol was so important for my well-being and also decreases the threat of developing certain cancers, especially with Lynch syndrome.

When I was diagnosed and treated for a recurrence of AML, I was given an abundance of statistical information through required medical expert orations and accredited literature.

After seeing how palliative care helped me through cancer, I now advocate for these services to other patients.

When people try to cheer me up when I feel a certain way towards my cancer, it makes me feel like my feelings aren't valid.

When I found out my PSA levels were rising, I was so overwhelmed moments leading up to my telehealth session with my urologist.

As a society, we shouldn't accept the "norm" of people younger than 50 receiving diagnoses or dying from cancer.

Good news in the cancer space is great, but we need to share more cancer stories about the good, bad and the ugly

All my life, I've been told that smoking leads to lung cancer. I never smoked, but I still got lung cancer.

Finding out that some family members have the BRCA gene makes me worried for them regarding the prospect of cancer.

As I approach my 10-year cancerversary, I reflect on the worst and best experiences.

After recovering from testicular cancer, I feel as though I've earned a second life where I face my fears head-on.

Through so many cancer scares, I'm trying to live in gratitude that my sister's time is not now.

I need to acknowledge and address the impact stress from multiple myeloma has on my mental and emotional wellbeing.

After nearly 10 years as a breast cancer survivor, I've received so many questions I can't answer about cancer.

Prompted by a celebrity diagnosis of breast cancer, I looked at tools that could help my own kids.

I must admit when people call us cancer survivors "strong," it's a double-edged sword.

After reading a book about how Imbruvica was revolutionized for SLL and CLL, I now have a greater appreciation for the drugs I receive.

The day I found out I had cancer, my wife and I thought I would just be going in for a scan.

At first, I wanted to avoid receiving chemotherapy at all costs, but I realized taking it would be the beginning of staying cancer-free.

While strolling through the woods, my eyes landed on a woodpecker, whose actions sparked a cancer analogy in my mind.

What it’s like having a “second birthday” after receiving a bone marrow transplant for my AML.

My goal is to focus on what I want as a cancer thriver, especially after moving to the other side of the country.