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With Thanksgiving coming soon, I find that November is the perfect time to reflect and gather feelings of gratitude as a cancer survivor.

During the holiday season, overwhelming feelings are OK to have, whether you are a patient with cancer or a caregiver.

Nine years as an ovarian cancer “lifer” yields these tips for surviving and thriving when there’s no end of treatment ahead.

As a four-time cancer survivor, I can tell you that survivorship means many things to each survivor.

I spent my life racing against time, until my cancer diagnosis forced me to hit the brakes.

I’ve heard that trauma doesn’t make people stronger, and I’ve found that after cancer, I’m not the same person that I was before.

Having a collection of prayers before, during and after a mammogram has helped ease my mind tremendously after having breast cancer.

When a dear friend told me he has lung cancer, I opened up and shared my own perspective and experience as a survivor of testicular cancer.

As a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, I recently gleaned three new insights from my oncologist and phlebotomist.

My quality of life has improved a lot after starting on a BTK inhibitor, but some things will never be the same — like being in crowded places without a mask!

Even if care teams have all of your information on their end, advocating for yourself is still necessary during cancer treatment.

I once thought that prostate cancer should be the center of my universe, but with everything else going on, now I’m not so sure.

After my breast cancer diagnosis, I decided to take a more active role in my treatment plan, opting for radiation therapy over chemotherapy due to concerns about side effects.

Preoccupied with other worries during October, a month full of cancer anniversaries, I reflect on how Pinktober caught up with me.

My daughter faced the difficult decision of balancing the potential benefits and risks of cancer treatment, including the long-term heart complications associated with Herceptin.

Carla Deschamps shares her experience with colon cancer and how her brother, sisters and parents helped her through the journey.

During my lung cancer journey, I learned a few important ways to help me lessen the apprehension I felt, including meditation.

There are so many things that needed to be unlearned after I was diagnosed with mesothelioma, but there are ways to help with that.

Two dear friends have introduced helpful items to me, such as a chemo jacket since I became cold in the treatment room.

In addition to receiving my traditional cancer treatments, I also opt for integrative medicines, which have helped my mental health.

Whenever I get sick, I experience a few side effects that usually go away, but unexplained weight loss becomes a problem for me.

As someone who disliked pink for years, it has grown on me over time, especially after having breast cancer.

As many of us have experienced, the COVID-19 pandemic affected our lives. But at the beginning, I was receiving treatment for cancer.

Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be intimidating, but it’s important to remember that it doesn’t mean you have to stop living.

When I underwent surgery for breast cancer, reconstruction was highly recommended, but I decided to remain flat — a decision I think about sometimes.

When natural disasters come, they affect everybody, including people dealing with cancer. I hope for speedy recoveries to patients affected by Hurricane Helene.

After my surgery for testicular cancer, my good friend Joe helped me through my goal of training and running a marathon.

When I was diagnosed with lung cancer, I didn’t want to receive chemotherapy, especially when I was a good candidate for immunotherapy.

Martha Carlson shares her experience of overcoming her fears and embarking on a whitewater rafting adventure despite her stage 4 cancer diagnosis.

Cancer is complicated, especially with multiple diagnoses, oncologists, tests and integrative treatments, but AI can be a helpful tool.