http://copingmag.com/cwc/ The website for people whose lives have been touched by cancer. en-us webmaster@copingmag.com 2012-05-20T10:25:14+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/realistic_optimism_in_cancerville http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/realistic_optimism_in_cancerville?utm_medium=RSS#When:10:25:14Z Not knowing what will happen brings out the frightened, con­fused, and overwhelmed parts of us in all life’s areas, and especially in Cancerville. The philosophy of realis­tic optimism seeks to offset our automatic pessimistic reactions. It strives to replace hopelessness with hopefulness, within realistic boundaries. [...] Leukemia, Relationships, 2012-05-20T10:25:14+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/your_emotional_recovery_from_breast_cancer http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/your_emotional_recovery_from_breast_cancer?utm_medium=RSS#When:10:25:14Z “You have breast cancer.” Those are four words no woman ever wants to hear. In addition to being thrust precipi­tously into an alien world of medical terminology, bewildering choices, and challenging treatments, a woman can also find herself in a state of emotional crisis that can continue through and even beyond the end of treatment. [...] Breast, 2012-05-20T10:25:14+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/giuliana_and_bill_rancic http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/giuliana_and_bill_rancic?utm_medium=RSS#When:10:25:14Z Giuliana and Bill Rancic live their lives in the public eye, and they don’t hold anything back. For their Style Network reality show, Giuliana & Bill, they even let cameras in on their struggle to start a family, including failed in vitro fertiliza­tion treatments and a miscarriage – issues many people keep hidden. [...] 2012-05-20T10:25:14+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/national_cancer_survivors_day_is_sunday_june_3_2012 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/national_cancer_survivors_day_is_sunday_june_3_2012?utm_medium=RSS#When:10:25:14Z From family members to close friends, everyone knows someone whose life has been touched by cancer. On Sunday, June 3, 2012, hundreds of communities throughout the world will observe the 25th annual National Cancer Survivors Day. Communities will host events on this day to honor cancer survivors and show that life after a cancer diagnosis can be meaningful, fulfilling, and even inspiring. [...] Survivors, 2012-05-20T10:25:14+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/break_free_from_tobacco_use http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/break_free_from_tobacco_use?utm_medium=RSS#When:11:00:48Z People recently diagnosed with cancer are trying to adjust to their new reality. They are either working to understand their illness or coping with their treatment and the unwanted side effects of surgery, chemo­therapy, or radiation. Moreover, the daily stressors of life are magnified by loss of income due to inability to work, disruption of family relationships, changes in daily routines, and added strain to ex­isting interpersonal conflicts.[...] Physical Well-being, 2012-05-17T11:00:48+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/a_look_through_my_window http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/a_look_through_my_window?utm_medium=RSS#When:12:27:43Z It’s been 14 years since my last bout with Hodgkin lymphoma, but regardless of the medications I was on at the time, I vividly remember looking out the hos­pital window while battling an infection just before my stem-cell transplant. It was an infection that left me with a fever like I had never had before; I couldn’t move and was in a great deal of pain. [...] Survivors, Lymphoma, 2012-05-13T12:27:43+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/getting_the_psychosocial_support_you_need http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/getting_the_psychosocial_support_you_need?utm_medium=RSS#When:12:27:43Z At one time, physicians focused mainly on the technical aspects of can­cer treatment and paid little attention to the psychological or social needs of the people they were treating. For instance, men with prostate cancer may have been unprepared for the bodily changes that accompanied surgery or ra­diation, and young people who were cured of leukemia af­ter physically difficult treat­ment courses may not have known what to expect later on. [...] Emotional Well-being, 2012-05-13T12:27:43+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/when_your_partner_has_cancer http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/when_your_partner_has_cancer?utm_medium=RSS#When:12:27:43Z A cancer diagnosis in the fam­ily can elicit strong emotions – fear, anger, sadness – and those strong emotions can interfere with your ability to problem solve and engage in life. In order to find a “new normal” after diagnosis, it helps to become aware of how you and your partner communi­cate and function as a team. [...] Relationships, 2012-05-13T12:27:43+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/resources/rss_news/women_with_certain_type_of_ovarian_cancer_and_brca_gene_mutation_have_impro http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/resources/rss_news/women_with_certain_type_of_ovarian_cancer_and_brca_gene_mutation_have_impro#When:21:36:47Z Among women with invasive epithelial ovarian cancer, patients having a germline (gene change in a reproductive cell that could be passed to offspring) mutation in the BRCAl or BRCA2 genes was associated with improved 5-year overall survival, with BRCA2 carriers having the best prognosis, according to a study in the January 25, 2012, issue of JAMA.[...] 2012-01-24T21:36:47+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/resources/rss_news/genetic_abnormality_predicts_benefit_from_treatment_for_a_rare_brain_tumor http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/resources/rss_news/genetic_abnormality_predicts_benefit_from_treatment_for_a_rare_brain_tumor#When:20:24:48Z A clinical trial has shown that addition of chemotherapy to radiation therapy leads to a near doubling of median survival time in patients with a form of brain tumor (oligodendroglioma) that carries a chromosomal abnormality called the 1p19q co-deletion.[...] 2012-01-23T20:24:48+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/resources/rss_news/study_showed_oxaliplatin_improved_colon_cancer_patient_survival http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/resources/rss_news/study_showed_oxaliplatin_improved_colon_cancer_patient_survival#When:22:00:46Z Stage III colon cancer patients in the general population who receive adjuvant treatment for the disease have an improved rate of survival when oxaliplatin is added to 5-fluorouracil (5FU), according to a study published January 20, 2012, in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute.[...] 2012-01-20T22:00:46+00:00