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I first discovered my own “breast cancer suspicion” stepping out of a shower in Stamford, Connecticut, in the spring of 1995. After noticing some shape anomalies, I muttered a few unpleasant observances and continued with my day. I had just extended a business trip to spend a few days with my mom, who was on the downhill slide with lung cancer.
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When it comes to self-advocacy, we talk a good game. We tell patients to ask questions, to seek clarification when they don’t understand the answers...
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Often times we hear people say they are ‘battling cancer’ or that they are ‘fighting with cancer.’ In war, there is always a winner and a loser, and...
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I am a cancer survivor. In February 1983, I was told something I had never imagined hearing. “You have testicular cancer,” the doctor said.
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Cancer has made me an orphan. Cancer has desensitized me to death. Cancer left a hole in me.
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Have you been looking for a good excuse to grow your beard? You just found one!
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Health and wellness is important for all of us, but especially for those living with cancer. The food choices you make each day will directly affect...
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Written by: Angie Santangelo, Program Director at Cancer Support Community Central Ohio
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In honor of Private Professional Patient Advocate Week, we are featuring Annette Ticoras, M.D., of Guided Patient Services. Annette has shared the...
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Here at Cancer Support Community we know that being diagnosed with cancer is one of the most trying times in anyone’s life, which is why we make it...
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