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Cancer Survivors Need a Ride

June 14th 2022

By Colleen Moretti

Unreliable public transportation or limited access to a working vehicle may lead to delays in important follow-up care for cancer survivors.

Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: The Invisible Side Effect

June 14th 2022

By Lindsay Modglin

Although there is little relief available to cancer survivors experiencing neuropathy, hope may be on the horizon.

A Couple’s Cancer Journey Reversed in the Blink of an Eye

June 7th 2022

By Colleen Moretti

Actress and comedian Jessica St. Clair and her husband, Dan O’Brien, share their roles of partner and parent, but also patient and cancer caregiver, as their roles were reversed in the blink of an eye.

Is It Possible to See into Your Cancer Future?

June 7th 2022

By Ron Cooper

I was approached with the opportunity to ghostwrite for an author who was writing about his cancer journey. I’m still baffled by the timing, but that experience shifted into my eventual cancer journey.

I Was Blindsided by a Cancer I’ve Never Heard Of

May 24th 2022

By Michelle Velez

I was told that I would miscarry my pregnancy, but continued to feel more pregnant, leading to my molar pregnancy diagnosis — a condition I’ve never heard of before. 

My Experiences With My Cancer Support Systems Were Unfortunate

May 19th 2022

By Jessica Bolz

When you put your feelings out there in cancer support groups — be it in-person or virtual — you’re opening your ideas up to others’ interpretation, and some might not like what you have to say.

How Naming My Lifesaving Ostomy Helped Me Gain Confidence and Find Body Positivity

May 19th 2022

By Kimberly Holiday-Coleman

After being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, my ostomy — which I named Toodles — opened up a world of body positivity for me.

Years After My Diagnosis, I Still Can’t Shake the Cancer Hound That Chases Me

May 16th 2022

By William Ramshaw

As I go in for another cancer follow-up, I need to remind myself that what could happen is different from what would happen.

Fertility Discussions Before Treatment Starts Can Mitigate Decisional Regret in Cancer Survivors

May 13th 2022

By Brielle Benyon

Discussing fertility risks and preservation options before starting cancer treatment can help patients feel empowered and have less regret in the future, explained a nurse practitioner.

No Matter the Obstacle Thrown in Our Faces, Cancer Advocates Will Always Succeed

May 13th 2022

By Robin Zimmerman

I like to think that cancer advocates live the motto of the postal service, “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from their swift completion of their appointed rounds.”