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Cancer Made Me Feel Invisible as I Was the Sickest Girl in Every Room

September 12th 2022

By Eugenia Mancini Horan

When going through treatment for advanced-stage lung cancer, people would often talk to me like I was a child, or ignore me altogether and speak to my husband.

Bravery Versus Courage When Faced with Cancer

September 9th 2022

By Debbie Legault

When my daughter first started cancer treatment, she was brave, but after she understood how difficult it was, she was courageous in continuing.

Who Will Be the Next Celebrity Face of Cancer?

September 8th 2022

By Bonnie Annis

When celebrities are diagnosed with cancer, they wield great power to bring awareness to the disease but being in the public eye must be extremely challenging, especially when facing a personal health crisis.

5 Ways I Turn Anger Into Cancer Advocacy and Get Busy Livin’

September 7th 2022

By Elizabeth McSpadden

I’ve channeled my cancer-related anger into advocacy, and made a “living list” of things I want to accomplish.

My Treasured Box of Cancer Greetings

September 7th 2022

By Felicia Mitchell

I recently came across a shoebox full of cards sent to me after I was diagnosed with cancer. The love expressed by others was uplifting to me.

Cancer Made Me Appreciate the Small Things in Life

September 6th 2022

By Ron Cooper

There’s a flip side to the trauma of cancer — a better appreciation of the small things in everyday life.

A Fond Farewell to My Rockstar Cancer Surgeon

September 5th 2022

By Steve Rubin

My cancer surgeon is retiring. Here’s a fond farewell to the man who saved my life — multiple times.

A Superhero Movie Triggered My Cancer-Related PTSD

September 2nd 2022

By Robin Zimmerman

Cancer is talked about more openly nowadays, and while watching a movie with my daughter, a scene portraying a character in hospice care gave me flashbacks to our cancer experience.

Having a Hereditary Cancer Syndrome Has Changed My Life

September 1st 2022

By Georgia Hurst

After learning that I had Lynch syndrome and a MLH1 mutation, I changed my lifestyle to hopefully prevent a cancer diagnosis.

Cancer Survivors Must Bloom Where Planted

September 1st 2022

By Jane Biehl Ph.D.

The last year was tough, but with a new cancer treatment center and other opportunities, I’m going to sit tight and bloom where planted.