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...
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...
It was supposed to be a routine annual physical, and that is how it started. Lungs ... check. Heart ... check. Prostate ... check. Everything...
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...
After I found out I had no evidence of disease (NED), my gynecologic oncologist told me to "live life fully."
I am not sure...
For cancer patients and caregivers, it can often be difficult to find a reason to smile. Depression, stress and fatigue brought on by 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...
Although some cancer survivors distance themselves from cancer after treatment, Art Herzog has taken another route.
Diagnosed with...
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 beloved husband, Frank Eppright, suffered a seizure on Christmas Eve 2010. We learned two days later he had a malignant brain tumor --...