Barbara Tako

A long-term cancer survivor shares her tips on getting through the winter cold that bites a little extra for survivors and patients with cancer.

A two-time cancer survivor loses her wonderful dog to, of course, cancer and offers advice to avoid some pet cancer pitfalls.

Adjusting to the unique holiday season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, all while going through treatment for cancer requires extra kindness and willingness to change some habits. Here are 4 tips to do just that.

A 10 year, 2-time cancer survivor offers 6 tips for cancer survivors transitioning to "normal life" after their treatment for cancer wraps up.

A two-time cancer survivor looks back at her cancer journey and offers 4 tips for a first-time patient with cancer.

Communication is key for any relationship, particularly for the changing relationship patients with cancer may have with their family. Here are tips from a cancer survivor on how to navigate this change.

Chemotherapy sessions are not just physically taxing for patients with cancer, but they’re also mentally draining. Here are five ways one cancer survivor decompressed after chemotherapy sessions.

You know yourself best, so try and figure out what works best for you and do not be afraid to give yourself the precious gift of self-care during and after your cancer journey. You deserve this.

We have all had times in our lives where everything goes wrong at once. We got through them, and we continue to get through them.

A two-time cancer survivor discusses how survivors sometimes get assigned an unwilling task of being a cancer educator or ambassador to friends and family.

Friends with cancer, even years down the road, understand your ongoing cancer anxieties without needing reminders or a refresher course. We get it.

A two-time cancer survivor notes that although long-term cancer side effects can pile up, many are manageable.

A 10-year breast cancer, and six-year melanoma survivor reassures other survivors that they are not alone if they are struggling with anxiety, depression or PTSD years after their cancer treatments have ended.

It's easy to accept certain challenging side effects from the cancer journey as a "new normal", something you can't shake no matter what. But even with cancer fatigue feeling insurmountable, there are ways to handle it.

A fellow cancer survivor mourns the passing of Kathy LaTour.

A breast cancer survivor reflects on the double mastectomy and reconstruction process two years out from beginning the process.

During Skin Cancer Awareness Month, one melanoma survivor reflects on her treatment and the preventive measures everyone should take to avoid skin cancer.

A breast cancer survivor celebrates her 10-year "cancerversary" during the global pandemic and finds ways to feel grateful.

All of us could choose to practice gratitude instead of judgment during these challenging times.

Even with an injured trust in the world, it's important to remember the lessons that help us move through cancer and other life traumas amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spring is still here, and the warmer weather can help you handle your cancer and COVID-19 related anxieties.

What can cancer survivors do to cope and process the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic?

Breast cancer and melanoma cancer survivor learned that a combination of changes helped her beat fatigue after cancer treatments.

Being able to wait is a skill many patients with cancer learn to acquire, but that doesn't make it easy. Here's how to get your own patience power.

One survivor offers her suggestions to handle chemo brain as she copes with her almost-10-year-old chemo brain.

A cancer survivor discusses the ongoing emotional roller coaster ride of cancer survivorship.

Gratitude is my ultimate coping tool for managing my cancer survivorship.

Genetic cancer testing is a whole new world for cancer survivors, newly diagnosed patients with cancer and their family members.

A two-time cancer survivor celebrates and worries about the chemicals in her life.

One breast cancer and melanoma survivor thinks about the long-term impacts of her cancer diagnosis and the silver linings.