Psychosocial

What do you want your legacy to be?

What happens when a 20-something finds a cancerous lump in her breast and is told to come back for a mammogram at the age of 40? For one group of CrossFit fanatics, it meant the launch of a nonprofit to raise money and spread awareness about breast cancer.

A professional magician with cancer shares some mindfulness magic.

There are people out there who have never dealt with a devastating loss, yet apparently are experts when it comes to losing a spouse.

Integrating humor into cancer care sparks health benefits for patients and their caregivers.

Learning to combat negativity with positivity can help cancer survivors find ways to cope during stressful situations.

An oncology nurse scientist is studying whether stress can harm cognitive functioning — and how practicing mindfulness might help.

I am not a very outdoorsy person, yet I can use nature to calm my cancer worry brain.

Do not stop after you create your medical team. Create a support team for yourself, too.

Beware of the possible privacy pitfalls of befriending your nurse on social media.

In the big picture, my cancer experience - as harrowing and as close to death as it gets - dwarfs in comparison to the metastatic spread of gun violence in the United States.

Our children learn our cancer lessons as we do.

The only person who can stop the fears and anxiety that cancer brings to your life is you. If you allow those thoughts to take over, you get in your own way of enjoying your life.

Gratitude helps get this cancer survivor through her cancer days, fears and worries.

A recent study showed that patients with head and neck cancer who had greater depressive symptoms had shorter survival, higher rates of chemoradiation interruption and poorer treatment response. However, there are ways to manage these symptoms.

Sometimes scars from being attacked by a wolf would be much cooler.

The availability of sexual aids and resources available to cancer survivors at a wide array of cancer centers appeared disappointingly low, according to survey results to be presented at the 2018 Cancer Survivorship Symposium.

Two-time cancer survivor shares the happiness of naptime and her alternatives too. Your body has been through lots and deserves a nap.

For the cancer patient, waiting seems an often too familiar state of being. In this article, one survivor shares her experience with periodic checkups and how they make her feel.

After a cancer diagnosis, are we more afraid of our fears of chemo or the chemo itself? This survivor walks through three common chemo fears and what her experiences were like with them.

Some call it scanxiety. A cancer survivor discusses waiting, and waiting, and waiting.

It is important that caregivers of those with cancer step back and realize that they are their own person, too.

Keeping a journal during cancer treatment is great for perspective. While it can give you insights into symptoms as well as a record of treatments and reactions, it can also give you documented proof of how strong you can be, even years later.

“One day you’re fine. You’re working and doing your thing, you know? Then you get sick and someone tells you its cancer. It’s shocking! Your whole world turns upside down. Surgery and chemo. Doctors and nurses. I just wanna go back to the way it was before. I just want my old life back.”

Two-time cancer survivor seven years out from her first diagnosis shares how she copes with her cancer "worry brain."

World Cancer Day is approaching. Join us on Monday's #CureConnect tweet chat to discuss how cancer has impacted your life.

For years, former Vice President Joe Biden’s son, Beau, was stationed near large, potentially toxic burn pits. After Beau died of glioblastoma (GBM) in May 2015, Joe Biden grew skeptical and started to question if the burn pits contributed to his son’s cancer diagnosis.

Resilience is an important quality to possess as you're fighting breast cancer. Learn more about how it can positively affect your journey.