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“My stories are my trail of crumbs leading back to my heart and my innermost thoughts,” writes a woman living with metastatic breast cancer.

A cancer survivor shares the valuable lessons she learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, almost six months after receiving her vaccination.

Where should you turn after receiving a cancer diagnosis? A cancer survivor offers advice on handling the difficulties of treatment.

“I could’ve implemented my bucket list, backed away from writing contracts, outlined my end-of-life wishes and prepared my children for my possible, impending demise,” writes a woman with ovarian cancer. “Instead, I signed a four-book publishing contract and started a full-time career as a fiction writer.”

A patient reflects on the comfort and grief within the world of metastatic breast cancer.

A cancer survivor describes how happy she was to return to the public swimming pool after getting her COVID-19 vaccine.

A woman in remission from her cancer ponders why the disease seemingly chooses to steal certain lives and spare others.

A woman with metastatic cancer explains how she found a copay assistance program and specialty pharmacy to help manage the cost of pricey medications, though not without a few bumps in the road.

A survivor of pancreatic cancer looks back on the day he received his diagnosis, and shares advice for others in the same shoes.

Celebrating “cancerversaries” is important to cancer survivors, but what happens when years pass, and the celebrations feel too good to be true? One survivor shares her story.

A cancer survivor confesses that he feels mislabeled by the words “fighter” and “warrior” when used in reference to his journey.

A cancer survivor describes how frustrating it can be to experience toxic positivity.

A caregiver explains how she and her daughter soaked up as much joy as possible during the few hours her daughter felt close to normal after breast cancer treatment.

A woman who underwent surgery for breast cancer shares a transformative experience in which she posed for a photographer who documented her mastectomy scars.

A cancer survivor shares tips for getting through dreaded follow-up appointments that may lead to anxiety.

A cancer survivor recalls the scary moment she experienced what she thought was a new life-threatening side effect.

Many women with breast cancer choose to undergo reconstruction after mastectomy. Of those women, some opt for nipple sparing surgeries while others do not. “Those who choose to save their nipples are often disappointed when the tissue dies or no longer functions as it did before surgery,” writes one survivor. “But why are nipples so important?”

A woman describes the scars that cancer and other life events have left her with.

A pancreatic cancer survivor describes the ways in which undergoing cancer treatment is comparable to summiting Mount Everest.

A cancer survivor explains how she is approaching her reentry into the world after COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted.

A mother describes how her daughter discovered a lump that led to a breast cancer diagnosis.

“Each person living with cancer has a story to tell, but some may choose not to share it because of its personal nature,” writes one survivor. In this piece, she describes how she found a way to give her story words.

A man with breast cancer recalls his introduction to cancer as a child.

A woman with metastatic breast cancer expresses her concerns about COVID-19 restrictions being lifted and shares an idea for those who are immunocompromised to indicate their health status.

A pancreatic cancer survivor explains what your priorities in life should truly be.

“Hiking is a great activity for all of us, including cancer survivors,” writes a breast cancer survivor. “As long as we can put one foot in front of the other, being out on a trail is inspirational and health-affirming.”

A cancer survivor describes how oncology nurses have had a deep impact on her during treatment.

A cancer survivor describes how hearing about a friend’s cancer diagnosis brings emotions to the surface.