Psychosocial
How I Kept My Sprits Up While Hospitalized for Cancer
It’s easy to fall into depression and anxiety during long hospitalizations for cancer, but creativity helped pull me out of those negative feelings.
Common Platitudes Can Be Hurtful to People With Cancer
“Everything happens for a reason,” is among some of the unhelpful things you can say to someone with cancer.
Humor Helped Me Through Cancer
Sometimes, laughter really is the best medicine, so I tried to maintain a sense of humor through my cancer treatments.
Moments in Nature Offered Calm Amidst Cancer
Being in nature calms me, and I realized that research backs up what I’ve been experiencing.
Cancer and the Question of Faith
In the 2024 CURE Summer issue, we focused on a facet of cancer: the question of faith.
Having 'Dignity and Respect' During Cancer
LGBTQI+ patients with cancer are encouraged to seek positive relationships with care teams despite possible histories of minority stress.
A Daily Routine and the Help of Friends Got Me Through Cancer
When I looked back on calendars and journals from my time with cancer, I was surprised to see that it was incredibly mundane.
How I Used Meditation to Help With Cancer-Related Stress
Meditation helped me quiet my mind and adopt a positive mindset after being diagnosed with cancer.
What I Wish I Was Told About Lynch Syndrome
A Lynch syndrome diagnosis shook my world. Here is what I wish I was told from the get-go.
Grief Advocate Explains the Difference Between Forced Joy and Toxic Positivity
After a cancer diagnosis, toxic positivity can be unhelpful, though forced joy may bring light to a difficult situation, a survivor and advocate said.
Cancer Remission Is Wonderful But Scary
I’ve experienced mixed emotions during my periods of remission for my myelodysplastic syndrome.
What Cancer-Related Grief Felt Like to Me
After being diagnosed with cancer, I learned that everyone handles grief differently.
Cannabis May Help Chemo Nausea, Not a Substitute for Cancer Treatment
As up to 42% of patients with cancer may be using cannabis, one expert spoke to CURE® to separate cannabis myths from reality.
How to Face Fear of Recurrence During Cancer Survivorship
Many cancer survivors experience fear of recurrence, even years into survivorship, so here are ways to help manage and face this fear.
Cancer’s Quicksand of the Past
While I have a good prognosis, I still sometimes find myself in cancer’s quicksand of the past, pulling me out of current moments of joy.
Cancer Is Like a Garden
Undergoing cancer treatment is like pulling weeds — we hope we got the last of it and it does not return, but we can never be sure.
Music Therapy Helps Children With Cancer, Eases Caregiver Burden
Musical play engages children with cancer, which relieves stress for them and their parents/caregivers, an expert said.
Caregivers of AYA Patients Need to Ensure ‘Your Cup is Full’
As part of its Speaking Out video series, CURE® spoke with Lillian Dugan of the Dear Jack Foundation about the needs of caregivers for adolescent and young adult patients with cancer.
AYA Patients Face Fertility, Cognitive Concerns Over Time
As part of its Speaking Out video series, CURE® spoke with Lillian Dugan of the Dear Jack Foundation about the issues faced by adolescent and young adult patients with cancer as they age into adult care.
How Cancer Can Shape Young Patients’ Sense of Identity
As part of its Speaking Out video series, CURE® spoke with Lillian Dugan of the Dear Jack Foundation about how a cancer diagnosis ‘adds a new identity’ for adolescent and young adult patients.
How Mindfulness Can Alleviate The Stress of Cancer
As part of its Speaking Out video series, CURE® spoke with Lillian Dugan of the Dear Jack Foundation about the power of mindfulness practices such as yoga and meditation.
Research Shifting to Younger Patients with Cancer
As part of its Speaking Out video series, CURE® spoke with Lillian Dugan of the Dear Jack Foundation about the current landscape of research for adolescent and young adult patients with cancer.
The Scanxiety Wait During Cancer is the Hardest Part
The waiting in between scans heightens my scanxiety, even though I've had no evidence of disease for 2 1/2 years.
AYA Patients Face Long-Term Fertility, Cognition Concerns After Cancer
The director of programs for the Dear Jack Foundation explains issues young patients with cancer may face into adulthood.
Oncology Approvals, Psychological Outcomes for Survivors and an Ovarian Cancer Vaccine
Last week we saw some FDA approvals come through, as well as research that explored the psychosocial outcomes of individuals who survived pediatric rhabdosarcoma.
Post-Diagnosis Stress Can Cause or Result in Cancer Treatment Delays
The time after a cancer diagnosis can be stressful, as the care team needs to balance unnecessary treatment delays with getting the therapeutic plan right.
Rhabdomyosarcoma Survivors May Have Poor Psychological Outcomes
Survivors of rhabdomyosarcoma may be at higher risk for poorer psychological outcomes, that radiation therapy and smoking may worsen.
Mending the Mind After Cancer
Mental health after cancer treatment has not been talked about enough, experts say, so how should survivors effectively care for their minds?
Virtual Reality Can Ease Pre-Chemotherapy Anxiety
An oncology nurse discusses how virtual reality can be used to educate patients and decrease stress before treatment or while in palliative care.
Courage Helped Me Become Cancer-Free
Even though conquering cancer scared me, I knew being courageous would help me with the fight.