Heal Fall 2021

Dr. Curtis Mack can relate to his patients on a level other radiation oncologists might not be able to because he has received a diagnosis, gone through treatment and survived cancer himself.

Remission should lift the burden of cancer, but the effects that follow treatment may keep many cancer survivors from being able to sleep at night.

Patients with breast cancer are advised to get regular sleep, exercise often, stay hydrated and eat healthy and nutritious foods to prevent “highly debilitating” headaches, according to an expert from Stanford University School of Medicine.

How is the COVID-19 pandemic similar to cancer? A survivor of pancreatic cancer shares his viewpoint.

A four-time cancer survivor shares the advice her father gave her as a young child during her first journey with cancer. The words he uttered made her shift how she has looked at life.

Experts from the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital advise young-adult childhood cancer survivors to increase their physical activity levels, eat well and stay socially active to reduce their risk of becoming frail and prevent cognitive decline.

A survivor makes a comparison between cancer and a game. "Our bodies are the box the game comes in. How we deal with our cancer is the game we play," she writes.

A survivor of prostate cancer celebrates the news that his cancer has not spread and describes how remission has made him feel.

Performing the recommended 150 minutes of physical activity per week could lead colorectal cancer survivors to “a happy and healthy life” post treatment, according to an expert.

A cancer survivor describes how frustrating it can be to experience toxic positivity.