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Well-being

  • Cancer Patients Who Are Parents

    Patients who are diagnosed with advanced cancer while parenting young children have special priorities and needs.

    by Cheryl Platzman Weinstock

  • Talking About Medical Marijuana

    Medical oncologists discuss marijuana with their patients. Many of these doctors feel they aren't well enough informed to make recommendations about it, but some do anyway.

    by Kate Yandell

  • Healing Through Art

    The Breast Cancer Art Project encourages breast cancer patients and survivors to produce—and share—art about their cancer experiences.

    by Ashley P. Taylor

  • Brain Cancer Patients Make Connections

    An app developed for glioblastoma patients allows them to track their symptoms and contribute to research.

    by Brad Jones

  • Supporting Survivors

    Panel of experts discuss survivorship challenges and potential areas for study.

    by Marci A. Landsmann

  • Making Decisions About Breast Surgery

    Patients who opt for breast reconstruction after mastectomy tend to overestimate how happy they will be with the results, while those who do not get reconstruction tend to underestimate their future satisfaction.

    by Cici Zhang

  • Your Cancer Guide

    Ways to Manage Great Expectations

    Learn to look forward to life events without letting them add to your stress.

    by Hester Hill Schnipper

  • Forward Look

    Beyond Distress

    Q&A with Fremonta Meyer on PTSD among cancer survivors.

    by Sue Rochman

  • Forward Look

    An Opportunity to Quit

    New program funds cancer centers to help patients stop using tobacco.

    by Kate Yandell

  • Q&A

    Keeping Options Open

    Research scientist Teresa Woodruff is determined to make fertility preservation accessible to more young adults and children with cancer.

    by Delia O'Hara