Survivorship

Medical school didn't teach me how to help patients find hope during tough times.

Meditation helped me quiet my mind and adopt a positive mindset after being diagnosed with cancer.

After a cancer diagnosis, toxic positivity can be unhelpful, though forced joy may bring light to a difficult situation, a survivor and advocate said.

I expected chemotherapy, radiation and surgery to be difficult, but I felt totally lost after treatment ended.

Nearly 40% of AYA cancer survivors visit an emergency department within five years after diagnosis for reasons including headache and chest pressure.

Leaning on a community of oncology nurses, other patients and survivors can help ease the burden of receiving a cancer diagnosis, said Kristen Dahlgren.

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

Many cancer survivors experience fear of recurrence, even years into survivorship, so here are ways to help manage and face this fear.

"Moments feel better when they are stolen," wrote a cancer survivor.

It’s key for patients with cancer to avoid certain food items, such as artificial sweeteners, as they increase junk food cravings, an expert said.

When innovation meets creativity, you never know what might happen, notably as a breast cancer survivor!

Last week we saw some FDA approvals come through, as well as research that explored the psychosocial outcomes of individuals who survived pediatric rhabdosarcoma.

As a three-time cancer survivor, I wonder: are my roots damaged or resting to find their way?

Attending follow-up appointments as blood cancer survivors can help prevent more dangerous outcomes, including secondary cancers, an expert told CURE®.

Survivors of rhabdomyosarcoma may be at higher risk for poorer psychological outcomes, that radiation therapy and smoking may worsen.

This March marks 10 years since my diagnosis of de novo metastatic breast cancer and four years since my cancer has been stable.

Cancer is such a life-altering event, that it’s hard to fathom being able to forget all memories associated with it, but I did my best to make it happen.

In our issue of Heal Spring, we bring awareness to important topics, such as mental health after cancer treatment and how survivors can mend their minds.

Sociodemographic factors affect some survivors who may not have easy access to health care or healthy food, reducing their health-related quality of life.

Looking back on my experience with testicular cancer at a young age, I realize that cancer didn't define me — it helped shape me.

Mental health after cancer treatment has not been talked about enough, experts say, so how should survivors effectively care for their minds?

Accepting the unknown and understanding why random things happen helps me be hopeful as my daughter reached five years of cancer survivorship.

It’s not just toughing out the side effects from cancer treatment.

After a while, I stopped caring about wearing a mastectomy bra and did was what comfortable to me: wearing a regular bra.

Survivors who were more physically active may experience less pain than survivors who were not as physically active, research found.

After cancer, I finally went on a cruise and allowed myself to fight through my fears, which felt so freeing.

I lived by Nike's motto, "Just do it!" and worked to gain my muscle back after cancer.

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.