Nine Foods for Cancer Patients
…with your nutritionist on which ones are the healthiest. Whether you’re looking to address specific symptoms or just eat better, eating well can be an important part of cancer survivorship….
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Finding Reason to Laugh with Metastatic Breast Cancer
…And when my hair grew back after treatment, he enjoyed telling everyone that my membership had been revoked. Chemo, five surgeries, and many radiation treatments later, I entered survivorship. Yay! …
Living with Breast Cancer: How I Chose Not to Suffer in Silence
…Survivorship Program can help you find a social worker or therapist if you’re a patient at Dana-Farber. Please know that, even on the loneliest of days, you’re never alone —…
Realizing Cancer Isn’t Free When You’re Cancer Free
By Samantha Watson Samantha Watson I went through cancer treatment twice in my early 20s, diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma in December 1999 and secondary myelodysplastic syndrome (pre-leukemia) in April 2001….
Beyond Cancer Podcast – Episode #5: Stupid Things People Say
Stupid things. We all say them. And cancer patients have heard them all — from the insensitive to the absurd, from nutrition tips to fertility advice, and just about everything…
Your Style After Breast Surgery: Ten Tips When Considering Breast Prostheses
Just as there are many types of breast-conserving surgery or reconstruction available to cancer patients after mastectomies or lumpectomies, there are a variety of considerations for those who – after…
Q&A with Young Adult Cancer Survivor Andrew McMahon
Andrew McMahon, founder of Dear Jack Foundation and front man of the band Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, was diagnosed with leukemia at 22, in the midst of his musical…
Beyond Cancer Podcast – Episode #6: When Treatment Ends
Treatment ends. And you’re home free. That’s what many friends and family think. But cancer patients know that the time after your treatment ends can be unsettling. While the physical…
Pediatric Cancer Survivor Still Flourishing a Half-Century Later
When Susan Villanueva was just 11 months old, she was diagnosed with cancer. It took her a long time to come to grips with her experience — but more than…
Meeting Two Challenges: Tips for Dealing with a Cancer-Related Amputation
Felipe Estrela and his three-year-old daughter, Chloe. Felipe Estrela thought things couldn’t get tougher when he was diagnosed with a rare soft tissue cancer called biphasic synovial sarcoma in 2014….
Feeling Lucky in an Unlucky Situation
By all accounts, Annie McNamara was living a typical young adult’s life in 2015. The 26-year-old lived in South Boston with a good friend from college, worked in Duxbury in…
Voices Podcast – Season 2 Episode #2: Then and Now with Leukemia Survivor Ben Blaisdell
A young Ben Blaisdell. Ben Blaisdell was a popular 16-year-old when he started experiencing uncharacteristic chills, which led to an anemia diagnosis and, soon after, the surprising news that he…
Can Cancer Survivors Donate Blood or Platelets?
Blood products like whole blood and platelets are lifesaving for cancer patients at Dana-Farber and elsewhere. It comes as no surprise, then, that many cancer survivors want to return the…
10 Tips for Managing Cancer-Related Stress and Anxiety
A cancer diagnosis can be a life-changing event, bringing with it a great deal of uncertainty. Cancer treatment can affect the physical body in the forms of weight loss, weakness,…
Cancer Crusaders Support Group Feels Like Family
The Cancer Crusaders Coffee Hour’s four founding members (left to right) – Russell Harrington, Joan Panarelli, and Mary and John Brooks – are all still active with the group after…
A Decade Later, Pediatric Cancer Survivor Shares His Experience
Brian Regan knows how overwhelming it can be to hear the words “you have cancer” as a teenager. That is why, nearly a decade after his own diagnosis, he feels…
Breast Cancer Survivor Barbara Stinson Turns to Nature and Photography
To most people, a flower is just a flower. To 70-year-old Barbara Stinson, flowers represent beauty, energy and positivity. A two-time breast cancer survivor, she has combined her passions of…