Article

Words of Wisdom

Tips to patients who recently received a cancer diagnosis.

CURE asked a group of survivors to offer their tips to patients who recently received a cancer diagnosis. Here are some of their suggestions:

> Bring someone along to take notes at all appointments.

> Learn how to evaluate websites and be wary of blogs.

> Get a second opinion.

> Consider a clinical trial.

> Don’t be afraid to ask questions.

> Stay active.

> Be open to experimental options because new treatments and therapies are coming up all the time.

> Ask for help and accept it when offered.

> Join a support group.

> Get counseling to cope.

> Ask about long-term and late effects.

> Get a treatment plan.

Newsletter

Stay up to date on cancer updates, research and education

Subscribe Now!
Related Videos
image of gerds
Image of 2 doctors and text.
Image of two doctors and text.
Image of man.
Image of thumbnail.
Patients can prepare personal overviews to help care teams connect with them as individuals, explained Michelle Kirschner in an interview with CURE.
Enhertu with Perjeta nearly doubled progression-free survival versus standard treatment in metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer, study shows.
Expanding on a New Way to Manage Polycythemia Vera Without Iron Deficiency
Image of woman.
Image of two people.
Related Content
Image of debbie.
June 13th 2025

Survivorship, the Hardest Part After Cancer?

Debbie Legault
Survivorship after cancer can be harder than treatment. My daughter faces lasting side effects, fear, and uncertainty while building a life she hopes to live fully.
The Importance of Spotting Endometrial Cancer
March 18th 2025

The Importance of Spotting Endometrial Cancer

Endometrial cancer is on the rise. Hear survivor Angélica and Eisai Inc.'s Teresa Cronin discuss the Spot Her® initiative, which empowers women to spot early signs. This episode is sponsored by Eisai.
William Ramshaw resides in the expansive Pacific Northwest. He is a six-year survivor of pancreatic cancer. Catch up on William’s blogs here!
June 13th 2025

Pancreatic Cancer Tried to Crash My Three Daughters’ Weddings

William Ramshaw
I was told I wouldn’t live to see my daughters’ weddings — but 12 years later, I’ve been there for two, and I’m holding out hope for the third.
ROS1+ Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Progress in Care
September 20th 2024

ROS1+ Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Progress in Care

This episode of the Cancer Horizons podcast features Dr. Jason Porter – a medical oncologist and hematologist at the West Cancer Center and Research Institute and Director of the Lung Cancer Disease research group and is sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb.
The FDA granted fast track designation to RAD101 to improve detection of recurrent brain metastases: © stock.adobe.com.
June 13th 2025

FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to RAD101 in Brain Metastases

Spencer Feldman
The FDA granted fast track designation to RAD101, an experimental imaging agent, to improve detection of recurrent brain metastases.
Keytruda was approved for locally advanced head and neck cancer before and after surgery: © stock.adobe.com.
June 12th 2025

FDA Approves Perioperative Keytruda for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

Spencer Feldman
Keytruda was approved for locally advanced head and neck cancer before and after surgery, showing improved event-free survival versus standard care.