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The Fear of Recurrence: Cancer’s Evil Twin
20 October 2011 3:33 PM | 7 Comments -
Life after Treatment Can Be Almost As Hard as the Chemo
13 October 2011 12:42 PM | 6 Comments -
ThyCa Survivor Response to Good Housekeeping Article
29 July 2011 8:41 AM | 1 Comment
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2 Years Of Stupid Cancer
07 April 2012 3:39 PM | No Comments -
OMG Summit in Vegas Shows the Power of the Young Adult Cancer Movement
05 April 2012 3:54 PM | 2 Comments -
Underreported Side Effect of Cancer: Vulnerability
16 March 2012 9:36 AM | 8 Comments
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survivorship Archive
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Underreported Side Effect of Cancer: Vulnerability
Posted on March 16, 2012 | 8 CommentsAfter my immune system was trashed by chemotherapy, my doctors warned me I would be susceptible to infection for months.... -
The Fear of Recurrence: Cancer’s Evil Twin
Posted on October 20, 2011 | 7 CommentsA month after I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I got a bone scan. I thought the hard part was... -
Is There Really Comedy in Cancer? The Guys Behind 50/50 Know the Answer Is Yes
Posted on August 23, 2011 | 3 CommentsReceiving a cancer diagnosis generates its fair share of tears, but every survivor knows you can also get a good... -
A Limp, A Shaky Hand, A Missing Colon: Getting Used to a Post-Cancer Body
Posted on June 28, 2011 | 5 CommentsA woman I know has grown frustrated that her husband hasn’t returned to full health since he completed his brutal... -
The Lost Years: When Cancer Steals Part of Your Youth
Posted on May 2, 2011 | 4 CommentsI got diagnosed with breast cancer the week before my first child was born. The next few days were a... -
Scanitis: When Cancer Screenings Fill You with Dread
Posted on March 29, 2011 | No CommentsI just scheduled my next round of mammogram and ultrasound screenings. My friends assume this is routine for me now—lord... -
Cancer Lessons: When All that Hallmark Stuff Suddenly Rings True
Posted on March 8, 2011 | 2 CommentsA few years ago, I moved from Manhattan to a small town on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. It... -
Christina Applegate and the Sweetness of Having a Child after Cancer
Posted on February 23, 2011 | 1 CommentChristina Applegate is on the cover of People Magazine this week next to the headline: “Baby after Breast Cancer.” She... -
It’s Not over When the Radiation Burns Heal
Posted on January 24, 2011 | 2 CommentsLast week’s installment of This American Life focused on people who take a long time. There was the guy who... -
The 3rd Annual Stupid Cancer UnGala NYC Drops This Wednesday!
Posted on June 8, 2009 | No CommentsThe 3rd Annual Stupid Cancer Un-Gala NYC hits this Wednesday night and we’re all getting pretty stoked for yet another...
