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After nearly 10 years as a breast cancer survivor, I've received so many questions I can't answer about cancer.

Prompted by a celebrity diagnosis of breast cancer, I looked at tools that could help my own kids.

I must admit when people call us cancer survivors "strong," it's a double-edged sword.

After reading a book about how Imbruvica was revolutionized for SLL and CLL, I now have a greater appreciation for the drugs I receive.

The day I found out I had cancer, my wife and I thought I would just be going in for a scan.

At first, I wanted to avoid receiving chemotherapy at all costs, but I realized taking it would be the beginning of staying cancer-free.

While strolling through the woods, my eyes landed on a woodpecker, whose actions sparked a cancer analogy in my mind.

What it’s like having a “second birthday” after receiving a bone marrow transplant for my AML.

My goal is to focus on what I want as a cancer thriver, especially after moving to the other side of the country.

Finding support as a cancer survivor helps me get through the unpredictable twists and turns of cancer.

Walt Disney died of lung cancer, leaving an important lesson to my son.

My metastatic breast cancer has caused metastases to my brain, so it's important I advocate for my brain when symptoms arise.

While I have a good prognosis, I still sometimes find myself in cancer’s quicksand of the past, pulling me out of current moments of joy.

After cancer, I've been learning to maintain a positive attitude regarding my self-image and rehabilitation.

Surviving breast cancer showed me that life is precious, but I also would like to prepare for life's eventualities.

I've found that nutrition and healthy foods play an important role during cancer.

I was surprised that COVID-19 taught me how to cope with the daily annoyances of cancer.

Anxiety over scans makes sense, but isn’t there more anxiety about other cancer tests, too?

It was disconcerting to me when my oncologist was unsure about the treatment he was giving me and knew what the next would be without giving the first a chance.

After five years of being cancer-free, my oncologist said I'm graduated and can live my life freely.

Undergoing cancer treatment is like pulling weeds — we hope we got the last of it and it does not return, but we can never be sure.

When my doctor told me, "I want to talk to you about something," I suddenly felt worried — thankfully it was good news.

Before cancer, I started to lose myself, but cancer taught me that loving myself isn't selfish.

When I wore my street clothes in the hospital instead of a gown, I felt more like a person than a patient with cancer.

Questions about cancer can often be confusing and frustrating.

Recurrence is common enough that all of us need to act on potential symptoms.

When I have scanxiety, I try to reduce my anxiety by taking warm baths and writing.

Here are some tips to upgrade your healing cave during cancer, which can help improve one's headspace.

Cancer is a terrible disease, but sometimes it offers an important perspective I wouldn't have had otherwise.

Here are four signs of your doctor not listening and four things I do when they don't listen to me.