Survivorship
The Way Cancer Has Shaped Me
Looking back on my experience with testicular cancer at a young age, I realize that cancer didn't define me — it helped shape me.
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?
Counting Down Towards Year 5 of Cancer Survivorship
Accepting the unknown and understanding why random things happen helps me be hopeful as my daughter reached five years of cancer survivorship.
How to Manage Other People's Anxiety Around Your Cancer Diagnosis
It’s not just toughing out the side effects from cancer treatment.
Bras, Breasts and Bedside Toilets
After a while, I stopped caring about wearing a mastectomy bra and did was what comfortable to me: wearing a regular bra.
Physical Activity May Help Reduce Pain in Cancer Survivors
Survivors who were more physically active may experience less pain than survivors who were not as physically active, research found.
Overcoming Cancer Helped Me Step Out of My Comfort Zone
After cancer, I finally went on a cruise and allowed myself to fight through my fears, which felt so freeing.
Just Do It! Staying Fit During and After Cancer
I lived by Nike's motto, "Just do it!" and worked to gain my muscle back after cancer.
Breast Cancer Survivor Eases Anxiety Through a Mind-Body Program
As a survivor, Karen Gartland found that a mind-body program was helpful, as it taught her useful techniques for when her health anxiety spikes.
Why Do Breast Cancer Survivors Require Annual Prostheses Prescriptions?
After a recent fiasco while trying to order prostheses and bras, I have an important question I’d like answered.