ONE OF MY ARTICLES MADE THE TOP 5 FOR THE WEEK!

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WHAT DO I SAY TO A CANCER SURVIVOR?

Sometimes cancer survivors do not realize how hard it is for other people to know what to say. We need to educate them! Recently a friend came to me with a difficult question. He knew I had written several articles for CURE® and was a cancer survivor myself. He was worried about......

THE ROLLERCOASTER RIDE NEVER SEEEMS TO END FOR CANCER SURVIVORS

A blood cancer survivor compares her journey to a rollercoaster and describes how she never knows what lies ahead. I was truly naïve when first diagnosed with my treatable but noncurable cancer. I didn’t realize up close and personal what this meant. I had several rounds of upper respiratory and urinary tract......

THERE’S ALWAYS HOPE AFTER AN ‘INCURABLE’ CANCER DIAGNOSIS, THANKS TO DEVOTED RESEARCHERS

A cancer survivor explains how the new treatments coming out for all types of cancer give her hope. “If we are diagnosed today, a cure or remission may come out next week or next month, or next year to give us additional time to live,” she writes. When I was initially diagnosed......

WHILE CANCER MUTATIONS ARE SCARY, THEY OFFER HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE

I have come to notice striking similarities between the variants of COVID-19 and the countless genetic mutations found in the cancer world, and all I can continue to do is hope for the future. I truly am beginning to hate the word “variant.” In 2020, our whole world changed, and we began......

HAVING CANCER MAKES ME LIVE ON THE EDGE, THOUGH I NEVER ASKED TO

Cancer is a dangerous disease that comes with many difficult decisions, making me constantly feel like I’m living on the edge. I think most cancer survivors feel like they are living on the edge. Thrill-seekers love to live dangerously and attempt dangerous stunts. However, those of us with cancer......

I HAVE THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: A LOCAL CANCER CENTER AND A RESEARCH CENTER

The decision to be treated locally or at a large research center can be a difficult one, but I am lucky enough to have both. One of the hardest decisions cancer survivors can make is whether to have their treatments done locally or travel to a research center farther away. Unless, of......

EXPERIENCING A DOUBLE WHAMMY:CHEMO AND COVID -19 FOG

April 20, 2021 Jane Biehl Ph.D. A cancer survivor describes what “chemo fog” is and writes how many people are now experiencing a double whammy — “pandemic fog.” Most cancer survivors realize the impact of “chemo fog.” Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has lasted more than a year with no end in......

ONE OF MY STORIES MADE THE TOP FIVE FOR JULY! (NUMBER 2) CURE’S TOP STORIES: JULY 2020

Jessica Skarzynski RELEVANT TOPICS Each month, we take a look back at the most popular CURE® stories. Here are the top five stories for July 2020. Each month, we take a look back at the most popular CURE® stories. Here are the top five stories from July 2020. 5. How Do You......