Kathy LaTour

"Good luck, and if you can’t keep your hair, just remember it puts a bad hair day in perspective."

One cancer survivor details protecting the story of other survivors from those who would sensationalize it.

Cancer changes us, and often we find new parts of ourselves that help us accomplish new goals in the face of adversity and tragedy.

Hope is a tenuous thing, but it is important to foster hope during the cancer journey even when the statistic don't feel hopeful.

After treatment ends, survivors are left to navigate a new life but that life comes with its new emotions and reactions to the world around us.

Traditionally, it is the younger generations that become caregivers first. But cancer alters the best-laid plans.

One survivor reflects on how quarantine amid the coronavirus outbreak is impacting her life and reflects on current events.

Health literacy is important for any patient with cancer trying to understand their diagnosis, and they need help from their care team to gain that.

Writing can provide a release for all the emotions bottled up inside that you can't quite say out loud, and can help when coping with the cancer journey.

When people think of caregivers, they often think of adults taking care of their elderly family members, but that is not the reality for many adolescents and young people who are forced into distressful situations when loved ones are diagnosed with cancer.

The effects of the cancer journey extend to every member of the family, and children will often handle it differently than adults.

One cancer survivor looks back on how a breast cancer diagnosis divided her life into a before and after, and looks ahead to what comes next.

When all the defenses we put up have fallen you experience "crash and burn", the stage of acceptance that hurts the most but can heal you the best.

One cancer survivor looks at how chemotherapy might have impacted her life in unexpected ways.

Recurrence isn’t the only long-term complication cancer patients may face but understanding these potential challenges can help you mitigate many problems beforehand.

Keeping traditions “normal” while facing cancer can wear patients down.

Having always thought of myself as someone who could handle anything, I learned that I didn’t have to do this on my own. Accepting help was okay

When asked how they are, patients with cancer often find it simplest to say that they’re fine. Unfortunately, that may be far from the truth.

Are these new health conditions popping up late effects from the drugs used in my previous cancer treatment? We are only now living long enough after treatment for the doctors to see what happens years later.

Cancer is a huge, life-changing event for a family and the power of the experience in a young person’s life should not be underestimated. What is a semester at college compared to the learning and self-understanding that comes from being with your family in such a stressful time?

Faith can be a tricky thing when you are dealing with cancer.

As a cancer survivor and advocate, I have gotten the calls that we survivors hate: calls from someone we don’t know who says that a mutual friend told them to call, and friends saying they have been received a diagnosis. I am always ready when the phone rings.

I hear friends talk about feeling old and resisting the natural process of aging. “Old” for me was a dream and a wish. Now I rejoice in every wrinkle as affirmation that I am getting older. Yahoo. I can’t wait to be 70.

Talking about sex during and after cancer treatment can be tricky. With the issues surrounding cancer in the equation, what is supposed to be unspoken and mystical now requires some good communication.

An interview with Angela Hammack, B.S.N., RN, OCN.

An interview with Barbara Bittner, RN, OCN, CURE® Extraordinary Healer® Award finalist.

By providing support and education to aid patients in coping with cancer, nurses can help these individuals make the most of their lives.

An interview with Caitlin Cohen, M.S.N., RN, CPNP-AC, CPHON, winner of the CURE® Extraordinary Healer® Award.

When Kathy LaTour learned about a group of people who had come together to advocate for cancer survivors, she joined their mission to spread awareness that the cancer experience still continues after treatment.

It’s hard to let go of fear when that’s all you feel. It’s called rumination. The trick is finding ways to stop ruminating about the fear to be able to live fully until whatever is going to happen, happens.