Psychosocial

Do not stop after you create your medical team. Create a support team for yourself, too.

Practicing mindfulness can help patients and their loved ones overcome stress and worry.

Beware of the possible privacy pitfalls of befriending your nurse on social media.

In the big picture, my cancer experience - as harrowing and as close to death as it gets - dwarfs in comparison to the metastatic spread of gun violence in the United States.

Our children learn our cancer lessons as we do.

The only person who can stop the fears and anxiety that cancer brings to your life is you. If you allow those thoughts to take over, you get in your own way of enjoying your life.

Gratitude helps get this cancer survivor through her cancer days, fears and worries.

A recent study showed that patients with head and neck cancer who had greater depressive symptoms had shorter survival, higher rates of chemoradiation interruption and poorer treatment response. However, there are ways to manage these symptoms.

Sometimes scars from being attacked by a wolf would be much cooler.

The availability of sexual aids and resources available to cancer survivors at a wide array of cancer centers appeared disappointingly low, according to survey results to be presented at the 2018 Cancer Survivorship Symposium.

Two-time cancer survivor shares the happiness of naptime and her alternatives too. Your body has been through lots and deserves a nap.

For the cancer patient, waiting seems an often too familiar state of being. In this article, one survivor shares her experience with periodic checkups and how they make her feel.

After a cancer diagnosis, are we more afraid of our fears of chemo or the chemo itself? This survivor walks through three common chemo fears and what her experiences were like with them.

Some call it scanxiety. A cancer survivor discusses waiting, and waiting, and waiting.

It is important that caregivers of those with cancer step back and realize that they are their own person, too.

Keeping a journal during cancer treatment is great for perspective. While it can give you insights into symptoms as well as a record of treatments and reactions, it can also give you documented proof of how strong you can be, even years later.

“One day you’re fine. You’re working and doing your thing, you know? Then you get sick and someone tells you its cancer. It’s shocking! Your whole world turns upside down. Surgery and chemo. Doctors and nurses. I just wanna go back to the way it was before. I just want my old life back.”

Two-time cancer survivor seven years out from her first diagnosis shares how she copes with her cancer "worry brain."

World Cancer Day is approaching. Join us on Monday's #CureConnect tweet chat to discuss how cancer has impacted your life.

For years, former Vice President Joe Biden’s son, Beau, was stationed near large, potentially toxic burn pits. After Beau died of glioblastoma (GBM) in May 2015, Joe Biden grew skeptical and started to question if the burn pits contributed to his son’s cancer diagnosis.

Resilience is an important quality to possess as you're fighting breast cancer. Learn more about how it can positively affect your journey.

Deciding on a cancer treatment plan could be the most important decision a survivor makes.

Additional physical and mental components may seriously affect health-related quality of life in older patients with cancer.

Who wears the face of cancer, and how can we spot them? In this thought-provoking article, one survivor shares her perspective.

For many cancer survivors, returning to work can be both exciting and anxiety-inducing. Knowing your rights and making a plan can help ensure a smooth transition.

Two-time cancer survivor encourages newly diagnosed patients to keep hope.

A little focus on intentions for the week can help fight off cancer blues and allow more time for taking care of yourself.

Two-time cancer survivor discusses the art of waiting, be it for treatments, rechecks or test results.

It's sometimes easy to think that our bodies have failed us, but we need all the help we can get.

Knowing that my sister gained remission gives me an immense bias, but ask the question, “Good or bad?” now and my answer may just be, “hard to tell.”