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I kept picking at these possibilities, grasping for reasons why cancer was happening to me rather than someone else.

My health care team was monitoring me for cancer due to a BRCA mutation. When a hysterectomy got delayed for various reasons, I ended up with ovarian cancer.

As soon as one cancer survivor spoke, I knew I had to meet and offer to work with her.

I had a mindset shift when I met someone during chemotherapy treatment who told me that I’d die of my disease, like everyone else.

When I fell in love, I didn’t know my husband would end up getting cancer, but I also glad I learned that normal people like me can make a difference.

When I was diagnosed with leukemia in 2004, it was before the days of social media. However, I still found an online support group that was very helpful.

My diagnosis of neuroendocrine carcinoma gave me a new perspective on life.

I was thankful to find the Imerman Angels after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

When it comes to life — and cancer — there is strength in numbers. I learned this after joining a cancer support group that offered me hope.

I decided to receive CAR-T cell therapy for multiple myeloma when my previous regimen stopped working and now, I'm living my best life.

When eating, walking and bathing became difficult after cancer, my daughter stepped in. I was proud of who she had become.

From second opinions to research and asking for help, here are some pivotal lessons I learned after a mantle cell lymphoma diagnosis.

When deciding which treatment to receive for breast cancer, I realized negative emotions can affect the body more than I thought.

I was told that after five years in remission, my cancer would be behind me. However, I was not told what life would be like after that milestone.

After treatment for breast cancer ended, I was excited to move on, but the shadow of cancer continued following me.

Here are eight poems about my experience as a caregiver to my wife during her final days.

I was diagnosed with myeloma more than two decades ago and am lucky to have support throughout.

Whenever I received bad news regarding my colorectal cancer, I felt like it was the end — until my therapist told me something that changed everything.

I spent a lot of time after my metastatic breast cancer diagnosis worrying of each experience would be my last. Then I had an epiphany.

Having two supportive nurse navigators by my side during breast cancer made my experience much easier, especially when I wanted mental or physical support.

While I was receiving treatment for endometrial cancer, I received so much support from friends, coworkers and people from my church.

My wife faced ovarian cancer, breast cancer and multifocal motor neuropathy, and I was her only caregiver.

After leaving an unsupportive support group for ovarian cancer, I finally found my pillars of support.

Having my omentum removed after an ovarian cancer diagnosis impacted my quality of life.

From an unexpected encounter in the gym to finding her first prosthesis, a breast cancer survivor recounts two impactful stories in her cancer experience.

After receiving a breast cancer diagnosis, I was faced with many people offering “advice” or commentary about the disease.

When my nurse navigator told me to dance during breast cancer, dancing reminded me to face cancer head-on.

"For their love, support and kindness, I am eternally grateful and blessed to have such people in our lives," said Levinson.