Lung cancer survivor learns about strength
Six years after a stage III lung cancer diagnosis and 13 years after a superficial bladder cancer diagnosis and two recurrences, it's starting to sink in: I am a true survivor of this disease. During these last 13 years, I've learned that my body is stronger than I ever thought possible.
The x-ray in 2007 was just a part of my semi-annual follow-up. Everything had looked great just...
Pediatric cancer parent: Honor Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
As the mother of a seventh grade cancer survivor, I have a lot of friends who know exactly what it means to hear the words, "I am sorry...
My dance with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
It was supposed to be a routine annual physical, and that is how it started. Lungs ... check. Heart ... check. Prostate ... check. Everything...
Chondrosarcoma patient: Thank you, cancer
Thank you, cancer. Yes, I'm serious when I say that. No, I haven't lost my mind. And I haven't discovered a strange, new side effect of the cancer drug I'm on.
When I first received my chondrosarcoma diagnosis, and then faced a recurrence several years later, I felt many of the same emotions all of us cancer patients feel. I was scared, angry, upset and fearful about what the outcome might be. I had lots of questions...
Inflammatory breast cancer patient: Living life fully after cancer treatment
After I found out I had no evidence of disease (NED), my gynecologic oncologist told me to "live life fully."
I am not sure...
What makes cancer patients and caregivers smile on their toughest days
For cancer patients and caregivers, it can often be difficult to find a reason to smile. Depression, stress and fatigue brought on by cancer...
Salivary gland cancer patient on having a rare cancer
All cancer patients face challenges, but few challenges are as great as being diagnosed with a rare cancer for which there is no known treatment...
Prostate cancer survivor spreads his positive outlook
Although some cancer survivors distance themselves from cancer after treatment, Art Herzog has taken another route.
Diagnosed with...
5 exercise truths for cancer survivors
Cancer survivors: If you're feeling a little sluggish, it's better to get active than hit the couch. Exercise curbs fatigue, reduces stress...
My husband's courageous battle with glioblastoma
My beloved husband, Frank Eppright, suffered a seizure on Christmas Eve 2010. We learned two days later he had a malignant brain tumor --...