Psychosocial

A five-year lesson in cancer, worry and hope.

Cancer survivors struggle to sort out "normal" signs of aging from symptoms of cancer's return.

Why it matters when hope isn't really hope at all (and tips on reading articles about cancer research).

My animals have taught me how to accept aging and managing the side-effects of chemo with dignity, as well as how to enjoy naps without feeling guilty.

Survivors with children face some of the biggest challenges when it comes to visualizing the future. After my breast cancer diagnosis in 1986, it was my daughter's future, rather than my own, for which I bargained.

I am the first to admit that I have a love-hate relationship with breast forms post-mastectomy. Every now and then, I do put one on. It comforts me to know that there are multiple options (especially for women who wear them regularly).

I've had many outward signs that let the world know I had cancer, so the latest addition to my wardrobe didn't exactly make it much more obvious.

Here are tips for fellow cancer survivors to clear out cancer paraphernailia but keep important medical records.

After two bouts of cancer, happiness is a warm tush.

A geneticist I never met in person saved my life by insisting my gastroenterologist do a new colonoscopy. Had it not been for Mellissa Clarkson, I would have battled a new cancer that may have been discovered too late.

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.

Here are the top 5 CURE stories for January 2019.

A prostate cancer survivor offers his thoughts on what you should (and shouldn't) say to someone who was recently diagnosed.

I began to develop a daily routine to aid me in my life-long effort to keep cancer from returning – or at the very least, to give me some tools for coping.

Cancerland is a frightening place to be for days, weeks, months and yes, even years. Turn that worry into something positive; reach out and be kind today and every day forward.

Outwardly, you start to look like your old self again while inside you're still licking the wounds of your cancer battle.

One expert discusses how cancer and its treatments can have many lasting side effects on patients, from depression to peripheral neuropathy.

Loneliness may play a key role in an individual’s social constraints following a cancer diagnosis and its treatment, which in turn, may worsen symptom burden, according to recent research.

For those facing cancer, encouraging words can often be good medicine.

A recent survey demonstrated the common tradeoffs most patients report regarding treatment decisions, highlighting the importance of shared decision making.

I never fully understood how ingrained my children were in my soul until I had to give serious thought to the end of my own life, and I knew I didn't want to face it without them.

While celebrating Christmas this year, there was a moment that really surprised me. My youngest stepson said something about being sorry he wasn’t more help when I was going through cancer.

How we deal with our cancer may be a matter of perspective.

As cancer once again robbed me of the chance to make the holiday memories I had hoped for, it took a kid eating frozen pizza on Christmas Eve to remind me what really mattered.

A former caregiver's ongoing journey.

I often joke in training classes on aging that with every new candle on my birthday cake, a new medicine bottle shows up in my cabinet.

The Raymond Foundation released the Cancer Caregiver Action Plan to help others with emotional support and information.

As we celebrate the holidays, wish lists are made for gifts. I have a wish list for cancer.