Cancer

Perspectives change over time, sometimes due to circumstances and getting older. Cancer is forcing my perspective to change as well. What I took for granted shouldn't be taken for granted, and I need to adapt to whatever is coming down the pike.

Four months ago, my world was turned upside down. I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer. I beat it and met hundreds of women who are fighting this fight. Hopefully, this article will provide valuable information.

In this article, I discuss what it was like for me to have a cancer diagnosis and treatment while beginning grad school.

Knowing about this change in your body that piggybacks another symptom may save lives.

Chemotherapy is hard on your body. It can cause nausea and decreased appetite. Taking care of yourself is very important. Here's how I ate and coped with the side effects.

I was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. Here is my experience of undergoing chemotherapy.

in 2010, my husband was diagnosed with bladder cancer and had to get a urostomy. This article assists with practical steps on how to change the urostomy bag and also discusses some of the other practical issues around the urostomy.

In fall of 2019, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Follow my breast cancer journey below as I go through the ups and downs of beating this terrible disease.

I am going to try and share my story of being diagnosed with cancer from the beginning—with updates as I continue this journey. I really hope that this can, in some way, help someone deal with what they are currently going through.

If your mom was just diagnosed with breast cancer, there's a good chance you're feeling scared, confused, and depressed. Here's what I learned about handling life when my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2019.

Getting diagnosed with cancer can be a great shock to the system. If you've been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, there are some things you should know. These are some of the things I wish I knew when I was diagnosed with cancer.

When someone in your family is living with cancer, everything changes. In 2018, my husband was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. This article chronicles his experience from having difficulty swallowing to having an esophagectomy.

A mastectomy causes both physical and emotional pain—not just from the surgery but because of the lifestyle changes it requires. Knowing what to expect can help, and so should these tips for adapting to your new body.

I was diagnosed with prostate cancer younger than most, at the age of 38. This is my story of how I survived the battle.

On September 13, 2016, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. This is my story, along with my tips for coping with your own breast cancer diagnosis.

Susan Holland was diagnosed with breast cancer in March of 2016. She shares the story of what led up to the cancer diagnosis, the diagnosis, and the importance of having an advocate.

Hold the flowers, please! What? No “get well” cards? Learn the secrets for assembling the ideal gift or care package for a cancer patient, while avoiding dangerous blunders.

22 years after surviving breast cancer, I was diagnosed with stage IV inoperable lung cancer. I decided not to let cancer beat me. This is my story.

This article talks about what happens to hair after chemotherapy has ended and your hair starts growing back.

Bone cancer has few symptoms. When my sister received her diagnosis, I learned a lot about the symptoms, treatments, and how to help a loved one cope with this condition.

Cancer patients often struggle to maintain a healthy weight, and a lack of appetite can also make the problem harder to deal with. What should you eat when you can hardly eat anything? This article offers suggestions for various nourishing snacks and drinks that can help to prevent weight loss.

Losing my hair as a result of FEC-T chemotherapy was devastating in ways I did not anticipate. This is my story.

Know the symptoms and warning signs of uterine cancer. Read about my mother's story of having uterine cancer that spread to her ovaries and lymph nodes.

If you have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, here are the things you need to do to make informed decisions regarding surgery and treatments.

Do you often freak out about your moles? Moles are common, but some types can be cancerous. Make sure you know how to keep track of your moles and which ones to watch out for. Read on for some easy tips on telling the difference.

Visiting a person who is terminally ill can be intimidating. I know this from personal experience; I had a brain tumor and spent over half a year in and out of the ICU. Read on for my thoughts on comforting a terminally-ill loved one.

This is a personal account of my discovery of basal cell carcinoma, the dangers of ignoring it, and the surgery that could have been avoided.

The painful story of how I lost friends after I was diagnosed with cancer. I'd heard from my cancer therapist that it's actually a common phenomenon, but I never thought it would happen to me.

In this article, I will share my journey with Efudix skin treatment. I've included photos to show how my skin changed and notes about how I felt throughout the process. I hope that reading about my experience will help anyone undergoing the same treatment.

This article describes a struggle to get proper treatment for a father with bladder cancer. If you or someone you know is infected by BCG, seek an infectious disease specialist.

Do you know if your house was built using asbestos? If it was built before 1990, it likely was. We did not know of the health risk of Asbestos​​ while living there. This is the story of how we found out our house was built from asbestos, including important health and safety information.

This is my story of thyroid cancer—from the initial diagnosis to treatment to recovery.