Psychosocial

A breast cancer survivor talks about how she went about enjoying the summer to find the right swimsuit for her after her cancer journey included a mastectomy.

Writing about the cancer journey and sharing your story is vulnerable and challenging, but the experience is often cathartic and necessary.

A cancer survivor deals with virtual examinations and how they can feel impersonal.

A simple banana split can be a powerful memory, and a powerful tool, to help caregivers and patients find the strength to keep going on their cancer journey.

A cancer survivor explains why being in remission feels similar to worrying about getting COVID-19.

COVID-19 and cancer are very different in how they work in the body, but the psychosocial challenges they present are also very familiar.

“For the patients that are nervous about how this is going to end, or what's going to happen, I would say that that's true for them outside of the COVID crisis because that's the same question they have about their cancer,” Dr. Scott A. Irwin said.

As stress and anxiety have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, one expert notes how it’s important for patients with cancer to pay attention to their mental health.

Patients with cancer have a unique skill that not only aids them through their own cancer journey but a global pandemic like COVID-19.

As millions of people face a “new normal” during the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with cancer can teach others about the resilience needed to face the unknown.

There's a lot of rapidly changing information on COVID-19 and patients need to take their time and find the facts that matter.

Although many patients with cancer are concerned about leaving their house during the COVID-19 pandemic, a board-certified psychiatrist highlights that some of his patients with cancer have reported a reduction in their anxieties during the pandemic.

May marks Mental Health Awareness month, a crucial part of the healing required for patients on their cancer journey.

Hope is a tenuous thing, but it is important to foster hope during the cancer journey even when the statistic don't feel hopeful.

All of us could choose to practice gratitude instead of judgment during these challenging times.

“In 16 seconds, we can really bring our consciousness to the present moment.”

Navigating cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic means facing extra concerns.

Surviving cancer teaches us emotional resilience, making even a frightening pandemic something we can decide we can navigate.

The new normal is HARD and SCARY, even for a cancer fighter who's become all too familiar with those conditions over the years.

Part of the prognosis is often what the patient brings to it, the journey ahead of them that only they can travel.

During hard times, we must hold on to what we know well.

How can we relax and move forward when cancer and COVID-19 take up so much of our day?

As quarantine and social distancing wears on, one cancer survivor muses on the little things that have gone missing.

A three-year lung cancer survivor discusses the shock of her diagnosis, and the positivity that ensued in her everyday life.

Dealing with isolation is not new for widows and widowers who lost their spouses to cancer.

During cancer it's easy to let friends in the "outside world" fall to the wayside, but it's sometimes possible, and helpful, to foster those relationships.