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Lessons Learned as a Caregiver and Patient
After caring for her husband during his cancer treatment, Miriam Díaz-Gilbert was prepared to face her DCIS diagnosis.
by Miriam Díaz-Gilbert
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Making Cancer a Family Affair
Instead of hiding details of her metastatic breast cancer diagnosis from her children, Michelle Audoin opened the door for clear expectations and frank conversations.
by Michelle Audoin
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Living With Your Loved One’s Prostate Cancer
Christine Ledbetter on the ways her husband’s prostate cancer affected their relationship and finding support as a caregiver.
by Christine Ledbetter
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Cancer Care Does Not Move in Straight Lines
Cathy Nobil-Dutton did all the right things to protect her health, but a uterine cancer diagnosis showed her life doesn’t always go as expected.
by Cathy Nobil-Dutton
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Empowering Pediatric Cancer Patients
After twice being treated for leukemia as a child, Brady Lucas discusses the mental impact of pediatric cancer.
by Suzanne McBride
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Finding the ‘Silent Killer’
Strange symptoms led cancer care nurse Eve Spiegel to an ovarian cancer diagnosis.
by Eve Spiegel
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Making Treatment Decisions
It’s not always clear what to do when cancer progresses. Abigail Johnston shares how she has approached treatment decisions since her metastatic breast cancer diagnosis in 2017.
by Abigail M. Johnston
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Patient Voices
Read stories about cancer and treatment from the people who are living through it.
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On Wearing a Brave Face for Myself and Others
A woman living with lung cancer reflects on the contrast between how people see her and how she feels as someone living with metastatic disease.
by Suzanne Adriana Remington
Cancer Talk
Immunotherapy for Early-stage Gastric Cancer
‘Practice-changing’ research shows adding immunotherapy before and after surgery reduced recurrences for early-stage gastric cancer.
by Laura Gesualdi Gilmore
Physical Activity Linked to Lower Colon Cancer RecurrenceParticipating in a structured exercise program after treatment was associated with a reduced risk of recurrence in people who had colon cancer.
by Sandra Gordon
Gaps in Survivorship Care Leave Unmet Needs After Cancer TreatmentA survey of head and neck cancer survivors reveals that many are not getting adequate survivorship care and may not even know it is available.
by Cameron Walker
Improving Communication for Deaf Cancer PatientsAfter a cancer diagnosis, people who are deaf or have hearing problems can struggle if accommodations don’t meet their communication needs.
by Eric Fitzsimmons