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It’s essential that I maintain a sense of urgency, as well as long-term stamina, in my cancer survivorship.

As a cancer survivor, I feel that the song, "Here comes the sun" can inspire us all.

I recently experienced scanxiety after a skin check-up showed something suspicious.

After being diagnosed with mesothelioma and undergoing a long surgery, I wanted to do it all, but I just couldn’t. Family and friends stepped in to help.

After receiving clean cancer scans, I rewarded myself with a trip to the thrift shop.

I felt a kinship with the main character in the book, “A Man Called Ove,” though luckily, I had a purpose after my wife died of melanoma, and that helped to keep me going.

After leaving the hospital, I craved the security and support my cancer care team provided me.

When survivorship becomes long-term, it can be an adjustment to move from active treatment to periodic surveillance.

When I was first diagnosed, I wasn’t sure what kind of support to ask for, but now I’m thankful to have many wonderful forms of support around me.

The day I got diagnosed with cancer, I went from “person” to “patient” — and the title has followed me ever since.

After being diagnosed with aggressive bone cancer, I had to accept that much of my life was going to change.

I learned that self-advocacy is not about proving an oncology wrong or deciding that one drug is better than the other. It’s about speaking up for what you think is right.

While I wouldn’t say that my cancer-related hospital stays were fun, I did my best to maintain a positive attitude and make the best of them.

Sometimes, hundreds of pages of cancer information still just doesn’t connect with the person who needs it.

I’m happy to be alive and thankful for all that I have, but cancer and the COVID-19 pandemic has taken so much from me, physically, emotionally and financially.

While waiting for my daughter to get a prophylactic cancer surgery, I sketched a cartoon that I hope will get people talking about hereditary cancer risks.

People who have never experienced cancer may think that life continues as normal after treatment is done, but that’s far from reality.

After being diagnosed with Lynch syndrome, a hereditary cancer syndrome, I saw my imperfect situation as an opportunity to educate and connect with others.

After being diagnosed with cancer and taking a look at all the stuff I accumulated, I began to think about my priorities in life.

The way I see it, double the cancer diagnoses means double the victory.

I’m reflecting on the distant past — a time before my cancer diagnoses.

I am amazed at how a song drenched in hope emerges out of the fog when I need it most during cancer.

When all is said and done what is important to me was that we did all we could to save her. And when that failed, we did all we could to make her passing as peaceful as possible.

After going through cancer, I better recognize my triggers for heightened anxiety.

As a breast cancer survivor, it’s not only my duty to help the newly diagnosed, but it’s also my responsibility to heed the advice of seasoned champions.

Since I’ve become a patient and advocate, my social media algorithm now mostly shows cancer-related content. Here’s an open letter to said algorithm, or as I call it, “Algo.”

I’ve met too many people who were told that they were too young for cancer before being diagnosed.

While I decided to tell friends, family and even TSA agents about my cancer, others are much more private about their diagnosis, and I wonder why.