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.
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You Can Break Free from Nicotine Addiction
Many smokers who have been diagnosed with cancer continue to smoke, though they may not understand why. After all, they are aware of the ill-effects...
When Metastatic Breast Cancer Brings Up Strong Feelings
A diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer can evoke many difficult emotions, including shock, anger, and sadness. These are all normal reactions. It’s extremely important...
How to Care for Yourself When You Have Lung Cancer
After you receive a diagnosis of lung cancer, it is normal to feel scared and alone. Here are some things you can do to help...
Brace Yourself for the Emotional Roller Coaster of Cancer
Living with cancer is like being on a roller coaster ride, one that affects not only your physical health but also your emotional and spiritual...
Catch Those Zzz’s
Everyone needs a good night of sleep – and on a regular basis. Both good quantity and good quality sleep are essential for good health. The...
Am I Lucky?
Michelle Burleigh The 10-year survival rate for acute promyelocytic leukemia is 80 to 90 percent. This is what I was told when I was diagnosed...
How Mindfulness Can Help You Reclaim Your Life After Cancer
As a clinical psychologist, I have had the privilege of introducing thousands of cancer survivors and their family members to mindfulness meditation over the last...
Transform Your Hurt into Healing
“Why did this happen to me?” At some point during your cancer experience, you will ask this question. You may ask it aloud of one of...
Take Control of the Cancer Conversation
As cancer survivors, we’ve all had at least one “bad” conversation. One in which we reveal our cancer diagnosis and receive • False empathy: “I know...
Finding Calm in the Midst of Chaos
A cancer diagnosis is almost always unexpected. The words “You have cancer” understandably provoke feelings of fear and confusion, and a sea of questions floods...
Coping® Magazine’s Guide to Lodging Assistance
Some housing facilities provide a home-like environment for cancer survivors and their families.There are several reasons why people with cancer and their families may decide...
With Thanksgiving and Resilience
I was diagnosed with cancer in late January 2015. Three tiny vaginal blood droplets were the single symptom alerting me to this emerging health scare....
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