Psychosocial

I try so hard to be positive, but in the back of my mind, I am constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop, for my blood counts to worsen, for the results of the next bone marrow biopsy to be haywire, for the chemo with its side effects to be administered, intensified or changed.

People with cancer who subscribe to a strong spiritual belief system report a better ability to cope.

Winter Storm Diego delivered two things... three days off from work and a set of clean scans!

There are methods to cope with ongoing cancer research and worry.

When I was diagnosed with a hereditary cancer syndrome, I had feelings of death anxiety.

Four years' worth of high-stakes scans have made me an expert in four excellent ways to ease intense anxiety.

Once you or someone you love has been diagnosed with something big, the times between scans become sacred in-between times where you do your best to live in light of the ever-changing circumstances of your body. Sometimes that can be a time full of fear, but others it is a time full of hope.

Feelings of sadness and depression are common among those affected by cancer, but there may be another reason behind those feelings.

Emotions are not an either/or proposition when it comes to metastatic cancer.

The challenge of caring for yourself and your child while dealing with cancer is daunting.

A new television show, as well as a recent CURE campaign, gave insight to life with cancer.

I would tune out or give an unsympathetic nod when I would hear people talk about anxiety because I didn't understand what it really was or how paralyzing it could be. That was until I got cancer.

Forgiveness is more than just words, it's feelings. Learning how to forgive others can help us in our cancer journey as well.

A smartphone app helped significantly reduce pain and hospital visits for patients with metastatic solid tumors.

When I was first diagnosed, I searched for the stories that would give me hope in the darkness that surrounded me. Seven years later, I continue to pay it forward by putting my own story out there for the next person who needs it to find.

We all have our cracks, and cancer provides a huge one. Perhaps for the first time ever, we present (and look) weak, vulnerable, sick and needing to ask others for help.

Here are some tips on coping with the disease that seems to affect us all.

Here are the top 5 CURE stories for October 2018.

Cancer can affect all areas of life, in both good and bad ways.

A cancer diagnosis can bring many fears and uncertainties to the forefront, but it can also bring friendships with people we would never have met had we not gotten cancer at all.

Eva Moon shares nine habits for keeping a sense of humor when the going gets rough.

When mental health and cancer health merge

Choosing to connect with other patients doesn't come without loss, but the benefit of being empowered by others makes you a better patient and more impassioned survivor.

We spend so much time worrying what we can't control. What if we asked ourselves why and changed the thought process to worrying about only what we can control.

It's not ghosts and ghouls... it's a reminder of the past.

Cancer took my smile away, but only for a while. Helping others understand what a cancer diagnosis is like will help improve the experience for everyone.

Scanxiety, fear of recurrence, whatever you choose to call it, it is real. A sleepless night or hard time here and there doesn't mean you aren't dealing with it well, it means you are human.

For many cancer survivors, the thought of returning to their cancer clinic after treatment ends may be off-putting, as it could bring up difficult memories. But Arleen Weitz could not wait to get back into the infusion center at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC), Jefferson Health to do some good.

A breast cancer patient's go-to resources for starting and continuing the cancer talk with your kids

Here are the top 5 CURE stories for September 2018.