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The Chef Helping Cancer Patients Rediscover a Love of Food
Aware that treatments like radiotherapy and chemotherapy can interfere with how someone tastes and enjoys food, 25-year-old Ryan has devised classes that try to bring the fun and love of food back into...
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Six Things to Know About Cancer: From Suicidal Cells to Hair Loss From...
— Yulia Sofiatin, Universitas Padjadjaran News of the discovery of herbal cancer treatments has always piqued people’s interest. Recently, the media in Indonesia extensively reported claims of a cancer...
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Embracing Life With Chronic Illness
There is a big difference between embracing life and merely going through the motions. One month after my first book came out, I could no longer hide what was happening to my body. The symptoms had...
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Without a Doubt
We met in August. He told me he loved me on September 22nd. We were engaged just after midnight on New Year’s Day and immediately began planning our small, intimate wedding for the first anniversary of...
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My Son Was Battling Cancer. Then COVID-19 Hit
“Mom, I wanted to let you know I just spoke to the doctor about my cancer treatment. About whether or not I’m going to continue with chemotherapy,” my son texted me. “What did you decide?” I asked. I...
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Men’s Health Matters: August and September Recap
On my testicular cancer and men’s health awareness website, A Ballsy Sense of Tumor, I write all about my personal cancer journey and men’s health in general. Today, I’m giving you bite-sized...
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What the Doctor Didn’t Tell Me
Dear Oncology Doctor, I write this letter to thank you for saving my life. Without you and the entire cadre of doctors and nurses involved in my cancer treatment, I would not be here today. I...
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Courage Under Fever
It was a beautifully dreary Saturday morning. Cold. Slightly gray. Easy. I engaged in playful banter with the security staff at the hospital as I flashed my ID and vax card and exchanged the previous...
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Fear Factor: Understanding Cancer’s Grip on Your Loved Ones
“Face your fears.” “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” We throw these phrases around to encourage others to do what is difficult. Like most quotes and adages, they are as limited as they...
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She Was Never Alone
Breast cancer attacked my wife in many ways. In addition to her physical health, her self-image as a woman was set back. Chemotherapy took away her hair and her energy. It caused diarrhea, taking away...
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Cancer Therapy: Breakfast Shots With Carlos
“To another day on this beautiful planet,” our waiter Carlos said as our small glasses clinked and we threw back the best tequila in the joint (Sauza, it was Bill’s Cafe after all). It felt good. Not...
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I Was the Sole Survivor of a Rare Form of Cancer and I’m 10 Years Cancer Free
Getting diagnosed with Rare Enlarged B-Cell Burkitt’s-like Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at 25-years-old, wasn’t something I expected. I had a boyfriend (with a whole engagement timeline and everything), I...
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The True Love Story That Saved One Man from His Demons
They first met when Billy was 8 and Birdy was 6, as neighbors in 1940’s Humboldt Park, Chicago. In childhood, they were occasional playmates, but Billy mostly kept his distance. He was dealing with a...
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Stopping the Cancer Cells That Thrive on Chemotherapy – Research Into How...
By Chengsheng Wu, University of California, San Diego; David Cheresh, University of California, San Diego, and Sara Weis, University of California, San Diego As with weeds in a garden, it is a...
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I Just Passed the Two Year Mark After Being Given 6 Months to Live
For those who have been following the story of my cancer journey, I follow two markers. I have been posting about this since April 2021, when I was first diagnosed with metastatic brain, liver, and...
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Blood Cancer Awareness: A Personal Perspective
September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month and around this time of year I always make the same snarky aside: To me, every month feels like Blood Cancer Awareness Month as I’m never not aware of my...
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A Day in the Life of a Chemo Patient
Today was my second round of chemo in this cycle. I hope this cycle is my last one! Here is how the day went. A good friend came over at 7:45 in the morning to take me. The appointment was at 8:30...
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Book Review: How to Confront the Fear of Cancer
By Kent Sepkowitz About 600,000 people die of cancer every year in the United States, making it the country’s second most common cause of death, after heart disease. Beginning in 1971, when the...
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Discovery Could Crack Prostate Cancer Drug Resistance
By WASHINGTON STATE The discovery opens the door to new treatment strategies that could overcome this resistance. This could ultimately help extend the lives of those with prostate cancer, one of the...
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Prevention Is Better Than Cure
The problem with any allopathic and some natural medications — they have side effects. This was brought home to me again when I went in for chemo. The nurse explained that they were running short of...
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