Psychosocial

Sometimes, you're ill prepared for a scan that might change the course of your life.

Learning to laugh during breast cancer takes practice, but with a little effort, it can become good medicine.

A lunch out with friends may be more therapeutic than you think.

Take a look at the top five CURE stories of July 2018 in this video.

If you can't save yourself, try focusing on the family pet, says one cancer survivor.

Cancer can make you braver than you ever thought you were.

When dealing with cancer, it's important to know your limits and be OK with them, to focus on the good.

For a while, it seemed like Jennifer had the perfect life. She was expecting a baby girl and marrying the love of her life. Then things took a turn and she was thrown into single motherhood with a cancer diagnosis.

This week, I celebrated eight years since diagnosis. It brought back a lot of thoughts and feelings.

In this episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we spoke with a patient, survivor, caregiver and two social workers about the benefits of joining a support group and how they can help individuals through a cancer journey.

"Scanxiety" is common in people with cancer, but is particularly prevalent in those with lung cancer, according to a recent survey.

When I look in the mirror, I see that I am the byproduct of multiple surgeries. Sometimes, I feel as if I look like shark bait.

A little smiling action, as opposed to frowning or grimacing, might just help combat the cancer fears and maybe even make you feel a bt better, too.

Words matter when you talk about cancer.

Can cancer actually lift an individual out of the "rabbit hole" of despair?

This Laughter Yoga teacher explains the power of the breath in our health and healing.

In a recent survey, researchers from the University of Colorado Denver found a variety of predictors that affect caregiver burden, and how psychological resilience and future interventions can help.

I'm learning to expect scanxiety, and that helped keep it at bay.

Five techniques to help you when "wait and see" is the only option

As we survive cancer, people often turn to us for advice. Listening mindfully as we also share personal tips can help others in their cancer journeys. The list of tips can only grow from survivor to survivor. What do you have to share?

Four ways of helping cancer survivors deal with anxiety and depression.

Fear of cancer recurrence is a common issues survivors face. The struggle is real to keep it in its proper place. Read how one survivor sees the struggle.

While getting old and being ill can both cause a person to slow down, they are not the same thing.

In this episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we spoke with colorectal cancer survivor Danielle Ripley-Burgess and childhood development specialist Leslie Welch about how parents or caregivers facing a cancer diagnosis can have discussions with children of any age about cancer.

A male breast cancer survivor shares his most important tip.

The survey contained questions on a range of issues they may have experienced, including pain, fatigue, as well as issues with sexual function, body image and finances. Researchers then looked at the anxiety and depression associated with those issues, and talked with patients about what they thought might be causing those problems.

Recognize birthdays, but most importantly, keep hope, says a breast cancer and melanoma survivor.

A cancer veteran lists ten things that ought to be a part of this nation's public health education.

After being diagnosed, my first inclination was to to go to my bedroom, put my head under the covers and ignore the world. Fiends kept calling me and I ignored the calls. Finally, I answered the telephone in frustration.

Mobile apps may help teens and young adults stick with their medication schedules, a nurse scientist finds.