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......

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......

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......

CANCER SURVIVORS ARE ALL ON A JOURNEY

A cancer survivor explains why each person experiences cancer differently – from side effects to treatments and more. I was talking recently to a college student who will soon graduate and embark on the path to her future. She was telling me that she was overwhelmed by the decisions she had to......

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......