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Brest cancer treatment was a scary experience, but thankfully a survivorship support group helped me heal.

If I put all my energy into fighting breast cancer, I’d be bringing the disease into focus every day. Instead, I’m working on outsmarting cancer.

Walking on the American Tobacco Trail has become church-like to me, as I ponder life with cancer.

Truly raising awareness for breast cancer — or any other disease — can’t be done with walks and colorful ribbons, but through seeing the people who are affected by the illness.

When I found myself struggling with anxiety and depression after cancer and COVID-19, I decided a therapy dog might be a good idea, so I adopted one.

My view on Breast Cancer Awareness month — aka “Pinktober” — shifted after my daughter was diagnosed.

As a survivor, I always urged people to get cancer screenings, and now I’ve found myself advocating for the COVID-19 booster shots, too.

After my cancer diagnosis, my family moved to Florida, which upset me at first, but ended up being a good thing.

Here are some tips on how I helped a friend who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.

I sent all my cancer scans to my pediatrician, who combined the power of science with the power of belief and helped me through the difficult time.

I recently decided to stop feeling like a victim in life after cancer. Instead, I’ll celebrate life every day.

A professional illustrator and former cancer caregiver uses a detailed step-by-step approach using simple shapes such as circles and rectangles to demonstrate how others can easily draw a lion.

I wish “Pinktober” was more about saving the people who will die from breast cancer and less about pink ribbons and sexualizing the disease.

It’s easy to question treatment choices patients with cancer make, but my job as the mother of a patient was to be supportive.

Walking has played a key role in my cancer experience, as it helps my mental and physical health.

The truth is I stagger back and forth between the two camps — tell it like it is or walking on sunshine. It depends on the day, my treatment regimen, the lab or scan results, the losses and the gains.

The switch from private insurance to Medicare was a struggle — especially considering my need for cancer care — that was not solved by numerous phone calls, but by Twitter instead.

Of course, I want the best cancer care, but I realized that the beauty of the environment where I get it is important too.

It’s been 20 years since my cancer diagnosis, and in that time, I’ve changed significantly.

I grew up in a society where mental health was stigmatized, but cancer made me realize that it helps to speak up about these issues.

Writing about my cancer was cathartic for me, but my loved ones had a tough time reading it.

After being diagnosed with late-stage cancer, I learned many lessons, including the fact that I had to be my own best advocate.

On the same day that I learned of my cancer progression, I also found out I had COVID-19. Here’s how I handled that dark period of life.

I'm suggesting a new medical discipline called "previvology" that is dedicated to the detection of genetic mutations and the prevention or early detection of cancers that are associated with them.

I’m surviving cancer while getting older, too — that means I can no longer do some of the things I did when I was younger.

When talking about cancer, it’s OK to use profanities sometimes.

I used to love October, but after being diagnosed with cancer on Oct. 12 — twice — I dread the month.

It’s good that celebrities with cancer raise awareness about the disease, but I think that they can do more.

When my husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer in his mid 40s, we opted for a more aggressive treatment strategy, which led him being cancer-free and able to enjoy a healthy sex life.

I never thought I’d admit experiencing fear of cancer recurrence, but at a recent medical appointment I realized that I struggle with this fear daily.