Survivorship | News

You Can Always Talk about the Weather

June 7th 2019

By Laura Yeager

Evading the cancer issue is much easier.

Finding Temporary Shelter in the Mundane

June 6th 2019

By Jamie Aten, Ph.D.

In some cases, choosing the mundane can be life-giving, help salve emotional hurts and anchor our lives.

'Where's God?' Faith and Cancer

June 6th 2019

By Kathy LaTour

Faith can be a tricky thing when you are dealing with cancer.

Cancer 'Survivors': What's in A Word?

June 4th 2019

By Jane Biehl Ph.D.

Isn’t everyone a survivor from the time of diagnosis to the end? One reader thinks so.

Nipple Coloring Tops Things Off, Literally

June 4th 2019

By Barbara Tako

A breast cancer survivor who had a double mastectomy with reconstruction talks about her nipple coloring process.

'Here Comes the Sun' and Innovation

June 3rd 2019

By Ryan Hamner

Having hope in the now is really faith in the future.

A Lot of People Helped to Save My Life. It's Time to Thank One of Them.

May 31st 2019

By Khevin Barnes

A male breast cancer survivor shares a note of gratitude to his surgeon.

Cancer Creates Space in Our Lives

May 30th 2019

By Doris Cardwell

Cancer can both open and close doors. It can make life feel crowded and foreign. It can bring out both the best and the worst in people, much like being on a crowded elevator can. As it creates space in our life it can also push us out of our comfort zones but it doesn't change who we are.

Burst Your Bubble

May 29th 2019

By Lois Adelman

After treatment, this survivor was terrified of everyone and everything until her very wise doctor said, “I did not put you through all this for you to put yourself in a bubble – go live your life.” And she has… for 16 years and counting.

Cancer is Like Veiled Sunshine

May 28th 2019

By Jane Biehl Ph.D.

On those dark days, cancer survivors need to remember there are rays of sunshine behind the clouds.