Category Archive: Survivorship

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Share your cancerversary story

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I wrote a post at the end of September, celebrating my milestone 5-year cancerversary. In it I wrote  of how I celebrated by doing the ordinary things – a walk, a coffee with a… Continue reading →

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Treating Ductal Carcinoma in Situ

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There are many different types of breast cancer and the type with which I was diagnosed was Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). DCIS is a condition in which a spectrum of abnormal cells… Continue reading →

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Melissa Etheridge promotes breast cancer awareness

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Singer, Melissa Etheridge, who was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago, is promoting a month-long breast cancer awareness program at the Hard Rock Cafe. Melissa maintains that she is healthier now than… Continue reading →

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Jerry Remy talks of his depression after cancer

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As cancer survivors, many of us have struggled with that unexpected feeling of depression and loneliness that surprises us after treatment is finished. I say unexpected and surprises, because for many of us… Continue reading →

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Weight lifting good for women with lymphedema

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I have been following this headline through various tweets today, and I must say that I am surprised at this finding. I remember after surgery, being given a photocopied page of things to avoid… Continue reading →

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Journaling through cancer

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  I having been reading the following personal testimony by Tesha Urban, a young breast cancer survivor on the Living Beyond Breast Cancer website.  It really resonated with me, and coverd so many issues, which I… Continue reading →

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The loneliness of the long-distance cancer survivor

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Another day, another study confirming that cancer survivors are more likely than their healthy peers to suffer serious psychological distress such as anxiety and depression, even a decade after treatment ends.  The study… Continue reading →

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Managing the stress of survivorship

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Listen to this podcast from Cancer Care’s seventh annual cancer survivorship series, Living With, Through and Beyond Cancer. Click here to listen to managing the stress of survivorship

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Dating for cancer survivors

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I have written on this topic before, but here is something new! A dating agency for cancer survivors. Founded by a cancer survivor in 2007, “C is for Cupid” is one of the… Continue reading →

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Tamoxifen fears

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The website of Fight Pink features terrific stories of  the many faces of survivorship. Today I have been reading an inspiring piece by Nic McLean , a young breast cancer survivor, on her… Continue reading →