You are one person before the diagnosis comes, you are another person during the journey and you are different person when remission is gained. That is not to say that certain pieces of you don't remain, but I feel it nearly impossible to go through this journey unchanged.
Creating a medical family tree is helpful. If cancer is common, noting which branches include it can help inform decisions.
Getting a job while having health issues can be a problem, but don't just take my word for it.
When dealing with cancer, it's important to know your limits and be OK with them, to focus on the good.
Focusing on the "and" instead of the rest
Having cancer can change the word "normal" forever.
The Food and Drug Administration approved Nivestym (filgrastim-aafi), a biosimilar to Neupogen (filgrastim), for five eligible indications.
A national survey demonstrated shared feelings across all blood cancer types about treatment options and their side effects, as well as other social, financial and emotional aspects.
The majority of adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients who are diagnosed with cancer are expected to live past the five-year mark, though survival and health outcomes seem to differ by disease type, according to recent research published in the journal Cancer.
A look at how one cancer survivor has witnessed life-changing medical advancements over the years.
Four ways of helping cancer survivors deal with anxiety and depression.
There can be definite struggles for childhood cancer survivors, even many years later.
CURE spoke with the chief medical officer of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to hear what she thinks are important next steps in improving patient outcomes.
A new expert guideline for managing immunotherapy’s side effects has been released.
The FDA has granted an accelerated approval to Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with refractory primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL), or those who have relapsed after 2 or more prior lines of therapy.
Nearly 20 percent of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) survivors reported using cannabis, not just to ease physical and emotional side effects, but in the hopes that it would help treat their cancer, according to patient survey results presented at the 2018 of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.
How I escaped from cancer as a kid.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Venclexta (venetoclax) in combination with Rituxan (rituximab) for the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), with or without the genetic mutation 17p deletion, who have received at least one prior therapy.
How not being a writer and still writing helped me through cancer and cancer treatment.
How skateboarding helped get me through cancer treatment at age 11.
How two crazy uncles have helped me through my battles with cancer, and eventually faced battles of their own.
How even "Indiana Jones" can remind a survivor of medical procedures from years ago.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Clinical Trial Support Center helps patients with blood cancers find clinical trials that are right for them.
How a break from the hospital led directly to an encounter with the police.
The story of the "Hear the Heart" Tour.
