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To honor National Cancer Prevention Month in February, one patient with cancer offers people some tips on how they certain medical and societal choices may help reduce the risk of cancer.

A cancer survivor remembers his wife who died of complications from ovarian cancer on Valentine’s Day several years ago. His advice to everyone: Holidays gradually become positive reflections of all that was good before cancer took it away.

A cancer survivor notes how her 16-year-old dog makes it up the steps faster than she does. And although she recognizes she’s getting older, she highlights the side effects of her medications are muscle and joint pain.

Instead of buying your sweetheart chocolates for Valentine’s Day this year, one cancer survivor suggests people get screened as a gift to their significant other.

One cancer survivor recalls a recent return trip to the chemo room where he received his treatment seven years ago. This time, it’s to get an IV for a follow-up scan. But he can’t help but reminisce and think of those around him.

A cancer survivor pens an ode to her port that has made her journey much less stressful.

With a COVID-19 vaccine shot on the way, here are 5 groups of people I, as a cancer survivor, want to thank.

A cancer survivor laments the difficulty of dealing with the pandemic and discusses one possible solution.

A major diagnosis often forces us to shift the way we approach our lives, even once we’ve survived. So, what does it look like to chart a future having suffered in the past? And, how might we look forward?

Looking at the small things we may miss or take for granted can help us appreciate the changes that come along with a cancer diagnosis and how to weather the bad times.

Overdue reminders are often reminders of where we are on the cancer journey.

Here are 4 tips from a fellow cancer survivor on how to push through the dark COVID-19 winter ahead.

Skating has been an invaluable part of my life, and one that taught me a crucial lesson for handling life with cancer.

COVID-19 has robbed us of the physical ways we remember important milestones on the cancer journey and the physical ways we need to mourn.

Even after surgery for breast cancer women can still feel empowered and own their sense of self-worth.

A simple quote reminds a cancer survivor of what is important for every one of us to remember.

With a terminal illness of metastatic breast cancer, I qualify for Social Security Disability as the COVID-19 pandemic has retired me, but that isn't stopping me from achieving my life goals.

It's important for cancer survivors to recognize the major milestones and anniversaries in their cancer journey. Even if it's an anniversary they didn't want.

Appointment fatigue is a real thing for patients with cancer and even survivors, but there are ways to overcome it.

The balancing act of being a caregiver and parent simultaneously is one that requires acceptance and fierceness.

As a cancer survivor, I’ve found many reasons to celebrate. Here’s one more.

The Breast Cancer Recurrence Project aims to revolutionize and bring accuracy to what we know about who’s living with metastatic breast cancer.

It’s okay for me to not feel like celebrating my 5-year cancerversary in a world that is upside down and backward because of COVID-19. Yes, I’m grateful and blessed, but I’m not bullet-proof. I’m human. I don’t have to feel guilty. None of us do.

A survivor discusses the challenges of finding connections during COVID-19.

A cancer survivor laments the inability for a comforting hand during COVID-19.

A caregiver discusses the challenges of always waiting to hear "the cancer is back."

Generations of cancer leads to the risk that must be addressed head-on, but the lessons we can take from our own family members who have had cancer is valuable to pass on.

Choosing to forego breast reconstruction after breast cancer surgery can cause one to feel like the lone ranger, but that feeling doesn’t last long, especially upon the discovery of an entire flattie tribe.

Navigating the scary path of a cancer caregiver possibly becoming the patient with cancer.

Waiting is the hardest part when wondering about cancer complications.