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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Getting the Support You Need When You Have Metastatic Breast Cancer
Multiple years of treatment can strain your financial and emotional reserves. But don’t despair; help is available.A metastatic breast cancer diagnosis can leave you and...
When Life Gives You Cancer, Make … Emojis?
Nina Beaty It’s really quite amazing that my cancer was found when it was. I had no symptoms and had quit smoking 30 years earlier,...
Exercise for Prostate Cancer Survivors
The side effects of prostate cancer treatment can have a significant impact on your daily life. Routine activities such as grocery shopping, taking the dog...
How to Keep Your Sex Life Alive Now That Cancer Has Entered the Picture
Your sex life can be affected when any change happens in your life, and cancer is certainly no exception. However, whether your diagnosis is recent...
From Terminal Cancer to Twenty-Four Year Survivor
Mel MannTwenty-four years ago, I was a 37-year-old U.S. Army major stationed in Michigan with my wife and five-year-old daughter. My life was simple, and...
When Time Stands Still
Father Time is in constant motion, always marching forward. But not on June 15, 2017. On this day, time stood perfectly still for me. On this...
Embracing Survivorship
“Congratulations! We’ll see you in six months.” These are the words you’ve been waiting to hear since the moment you were diagnosed with cancer. But all...
Gain Control of Your Anxiety and Depression
Following treatment, most cancer survivors do quite well. Some, however, experience anxiety and depression, which is normal and common, but at the extreme, anxiety and...
Don’t shut them out
Experts consider open parent-child communication the most effective means for supporting a child whose parent has cancer. It is understandably upsetting to children and teenagers...
Facing Cancer as a Senior Adult
No two seniors are the same. Each senior adult has an individual set of goals and values they bring with them to managing their cancer...
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...
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