Psychosocial
What Calms Your Cancer Anxiety?
When cancer anxiety strikes and panic begins to build, there a few tools you can keep close to help you combat the fears and regain calmness in your mind again.
Hallucinogenic Agent May Ease Cancer-Related Anxiety, Recent Study Says
Psilocybin, a component found in psychedelic mushrooms, reduced cancer-related anxiety and depression in a recent trial.
Cancer Scans: A Love/Hate Relationship
Appreciating modern medicine and learning how to cope the unknowns
Women's Social Networks May Play Role in Breast Cancer Survival and Recurrence
Having strong social support may lead to better breast cancer outcomes, according to a recent study.
Breast Cancer Survivors Remain Underserved for Psychological Side Effects
Many breast cancer survivors use psychotropic and opioid medications, pointing to an unmet need for psychological care in this population.
Starting the Conversation: Female Cancer Survivors Face Untreated Sexual Pain
Many female survivors of cancer face sexual pain after treatment, and may not feel comfortable starting a conversation with their health care providers.
Reliving a Cancer Diagnosis Through the Eyes of an Ultrasound
Scanxiety due to a scheduled or surprise scan or ultrasound can trigger those thoughts and fears of cancer recurrence at any moment.
National No Bra Day 2016: A Breast Cancer Survivor's Perspective
Not all breast cancer survivors support this social media campaign.
Art Therapy Helps Breast Cancer Patients Cope
Art therapy provides a creative outlet for many breast cancer patients and helps them cope with stress.
Tired of Cancer
On taking a mental health break from cancer in order to rekindle a sense of hope.
Failing To Cope With Cancer Survivorship
There are some days that, for no reason at all, I struggle to cope with being a cancer survivor. So does that mean I am a failure at survivorship?
The News About Scans: The Results Edition
After any kind of health trauma, even the good news comes with an air of skepticism, caution and even fear. That said, there's a reason to celebrate any day we get to live and argue in favor of faith and hope, not fear.
My Disease Doesn't Make Me a Hero. I Am a Hero.
Sometimes it seems like being heroic after you get sick is expected of you. To me, putting goodness into the world, in sickness or in health, is what makes heroes.
Health Crises and Coping
There is no right way to deal with the various crises life throws our way, so we try to make sense of them and love through it and live, despite the inevitability of our existence.
Many Teen Cancer Survivors Are Well Adjusted, But Better Screening Is Needed
While most survivors of childhood cancers are well adjusted, a recent study revealed that more testing is needed for psychosocial late effects in certain groups.
The Calm Anxiety of Cancer
After cancer, calm and anxiety go from two separate states of mind to form a new way of thinking and perhaps even fighting the fears that come with being a cancer survivor.
Depression Among Patients With Cancer
Physician Uri Goldberg discusses an observational cross-sectional study that catalogued depression among patients with cancer by stage and source of malignancy.
Hand Massage Can Ease Stress and Anxiety for Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
Hand massage was proven to not only reduce patient anxiety while undergoing chemotherapy, but also to strengthen nurse-patient relationships.
Brain Cancer Awareness Month Highlight Reel
Future of Brain Cancer Treatment
Optune Therapy for Glioblastoma
Treatment Concerns: Quality of Life
Treatment Concerns: Financial Coverage
Additional Treatment Options for Brain Cancer
Surgery as a Treatment Option for Brain Cancer
Understanding Informed Consent Forms
What to Know About Tumor Tissue Banking
Navigating Through Brain Cancer
Understanding the Types of Brain Cancer Tumors
Matching Patients with the Support They Need