How to lose weight after cancer
Weight loss can feel overwhelming. Cancer survivorship may make it feel even more complex. Fortunately, finding support during weight loss doesn't have to be an added challenge.
That's where Your Health is Calling, a new telehealth program for cancer survivors, comes in. This free, evidence-based telehealth curriculum combines expertise...
How to cope with a laryngectomy: 7 tips for before and after the procedure
You may experience a lot of different emotions if you've been told you need a laryngectomy, or the surgical removal of the voice box...
Navigating cancer as a young adult: Common issues and how to manage them
A cancer diagnosis can be scary at any age, but navigating cancer as a young adult presents unique challenges. We spoke with Wendy Griffith...
Breast cancer treatment revealed courage I never knew I had
Before I started breast cancer treatment at age 35, I had all sorts of ideas about how difficult my life was about to get. In a way, I was right. Cancer brought so many challenges, but to my surprise, it also unveiled a courageous side of me that I never knew I had.
I had my initial consultation at MD Anderson in The Woodlands in May 2015. That day, I found out that I’d lose my hair, and depending on my decision, my breasts, too...
How the right support helped me through breast cancer
After my double mastectomy in 2002, I vividly remember running on the beach and hearing some teenagers making fun of my child-like figure....
During ovarian cancer treatment, patient learns to cope with stress
As Barb White has learned, life’s other challenges don’t stop when you’re diagnosed with cancer.
In February 2014, Barb -- then age...
Despite setback, breast cancer survivor nears end of treatment
As Rebecca Stedman has learned firsthand, breast cancer treatment doesn’t always go as planned. That’s why she’s glad that she started her...
Teen papillary thyroid cancer survivor: ‘There is no good type of cancer’
Bethany Fischer was nearing the end of the eighth grade when she developed a thumb-sized bruise in the hollow of her neck that wouldn’t go...
Breast reconstruction is body image miracle for U.S. Army Major
Sarah Rykowski is a chief prosecutor in the U.S. Army. In 2013, while stationed in Seoul, South Korea, she discovered a lump close to her...