Coping with Cancer
A wide variety of professionals share their knowledge and experience in easy-to-read, relevant articles, and patients, caregivers, and survivors share their strategies for coping with cancer.
Coping with Bladder Cancer
A diagnosis of bladder cancer can leave you and your loved ones feeling uncertain, anxious, and overwhelmed. There are important treatment decisions to make, emotional concerns...
When Cancer Comes Calling
May was in her early 30s when she was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer. When we met, she was using a wheelchair, no longer able...
Sean Swarner — Defying the Odds
Sean Swarner bundles up for the polar climate. (Photo by Igor Kropotov) Completing the Explorers Grand Slam, which includes climbing the highest mountain on every continent...
The 5 Rules of Cancer Caregiving
Ellen PolameroAlthough I’d like to tell you these are the five definitive rules for all cancer caregivers, the truth is that there really is no...
Cancer Got Your Appetite?
Cancer comes with many side effects. Appetite loss is one of them – and a common one at that. In people with cancer, a...
Feeling Anxious? Depressed?
A cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event – one that can seriously affect your mental well-being. Anxiety, depression, and other mood disorders are common among cancer...
Talking Bladder Cancer with Marilu
Michael Brown and Marilu Henner (Photo by Jeff Katz Photography) Best known for her role as Elaine Nardo in the 1970s sitcom Taxi, five-time Golden Globe nominee...
Lessons That Cancer Taught Me
Heather Hall. This year I celebrate a special anniversary – 20 years as a cancer survivor. While it's an anniversary that my family and friends celebrate...
Conquering Cancer Cachexia
Your family members may have the false impression that you’re not trying, particularly when you feel full after just a few bites of food.The term...
What is Polycythemia Vera?
Polycythemia vera is a disease in which too many red blood cells are made in the bone marrow. In polycythemia vera, or PV, the blood...
I’m Not Dead Yet
Katie Suss, who is 15 and has a nice voice and a long history of theatrical camps, said I needed a theme song and...
You Don't Have to Go It Alone
A common experience for people living with cancer - whether they are newly diagnosed, in treatment, dealing with a recurrence, or in survivorship - is the...
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