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One Cancer Survivor Plans on Improving Her Health After COVID-19

August 7th 2021

By Tamera Anderson-Hanna

A breast cancer survivor lists 5 steps that she will take to get her health back on track.

The Game of Cancer

August 4th 2021

By Julie S. Brokaw

A survivor makes a comparison between cancer and a game. "Our bodies are the box the game comes in. How we deal with our cancer is the game we play," she writes.

Grief Is Like Swimming

July 30th 2021

By Jane Biehl Ph.D.

A cancer survivor writes about the ever-changing waves of grief.

Searching For My Cancer Words

July 27th 2021

By Martha Carlson

“Each of us has our own way of marking what cancer brings to our lives, sometimes in a simple three-letter word,” writes a woman with breast cancer.

Imperfection After Breast Cancer

July 24th 2021

By Felicia Carparelli

A stage 2 breast cancer survivor uses poetry to reflect on her views about her changing body after a lumpectomy, chemotherapy and radiation.

How Soon We Forget

July 22nd 2021

By Jane Biehl Ph.D.

A cancer survivor shares the valuable lessons she learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, almost six months after receiving her vaccination.

Everyone’s Cancer Is Different

July 21st 2021

By William Ramshaw

Where should you turn after receiving a cancer diagnosis? A cancer survivor offers advice on handling the difficulties of treatment.

VaxEffect Test Can Determine Immune Response to COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients With Cancer

July 20th 2021

By CURE staff

The vaccine immune response monitoring platform can identify weak responses in patients with cancer and help determine the potential need for a booster shot.

Swimming to Improve Cancer Symptoms

July 18th 2021

By Felicia Mitchell

A cancer survivor describes how happy she was to return to the public swimming pool after getting her COVID-19 vaccine.

Cancer Does Not Define Me

July 17th 2021

By Karen Elizabeth Bucknall

A stage 3 bowel cancer survivor who recently found out she was in remission writes a poem about maintaining her identity despite cancer.