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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SNL Alum Vanessa Bayer
Vanessa Bayer Photo by Dana Edelson/NBC Known for her megawatt smile, Vanessa Bayer is a Saturday Night Live alum whose seven-season career with the iconic late-night show...
Cancer & the Workplace: Making Employment Laws Work for You
Hearing the words “You have cancer” can understandably leave you feeling overwhelmed. People newly diagnosed with cancer are consumed with thoughts about their health, their...
After Cancer, Occupational Therapy Can Help You Live Your Daily Life
After cancer treatment, simple tasks like doing laundry may become challenging. Occupational therapy can help. According to the American Cancer Society, by 2029 there will...
Our Stories Are Meant to Be Shared
Annette Crabtree The day before my freshman year of high school, I was rushed to the emergency room. I had been struggling with lower back...
Food for Thought
Good nutrition is essential for keeping all human beings healthy and strong. It is even more important for people undergoing cancer treatment. Cancer can cause you...
When a Parent Has Cancer
When a parent is diagnosed with cancer, one of the first questions they ask is “What do we tell the kids?” Unfortunately, many things happen...
My Teacher’s Name Was Cancer
Cancer has a funny way of teaching life lessons. As I near the five-year mark of my second – and, I hope, my last –...
Cancer & Your Fertility
Cancer-related infertility is a significant cause of personal distress for many people who have faced cancer. Just talking about your fertility risks and fertility preservation...
The Grief and Mourning of Cancer
Dr. Alan Wolfelt Not only am I a prostate cancer survivor, but I am also a grief counselor and educator. For 40 years, I have...
Cancer Changes Our Lives – And Our Relationships
More than 15 million Americans today are living after a cancer diagnosis, coping with the consequences of the illness itself as well as the aftereffects...
Exercise Is Proven, Powerful Medicine for Cancer Survivors
In a recent report, The World Health Organization describes a growing human “pandemic of inactivity.” Here in the United States and across the planet, this...
How Do I Tell My Kids I Have Cancer?
A cancer diagnosis reaches far beyond the person with cancer – the entire family is affected, all the way down to the youngest child. When...
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