All posts in CANCER

Grief

By Coping Magazine 18 Jun, 2017 CANCER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR COPING WITH CANCER, GRIEF

It’s more than just a feeling – it’s a process. It is grief.

A Husband’s Journey Through a Double Mastectomy

By Coping Magazine 18 Jun, 2017 CANCER, CAREGIVER BREAST CANCER, CANCER TREATMENT

Tips on coping, supporting your wife, and what the doctors don’t tell you.

When Cancer Comes Calling

By Coping Magazine 12 Jun, 2017 CANCER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR COPING WITH CANCER, GRATITUDE, WRITING

Choosing gratitude in any circumstance and using it as a source of meaning, hope, and strength.

Coping with Bladder Cancer

By Coping Magazine 12 Jun, 2017 CANCER, UNDERSTANDING CANCER BLADDER CANCER, COPING WITH CANCER, UROLOGICAL CANCER

Understanding your diagnosis and treatment plan and communicating with your healthcare team.

The 5 Rules of Cancer Caregiving

By Coping Magazine 04 Jun, 2017 CANCER, CAREGIVER COPING WITH CANCER

Although I’d like to tell you these are the five definitive rules for all cancer caregivers, the truth is that there really is no rulebook for this experience.

Sean Swarner — Defying the Odds

By Coping Magazine 04 Jun, 2017 CANCER, SURVIVOR CHILDHOOD AND YOUNG ADULT CANCER, COPING WITH CANCER, HODGKINS LYMPHOMA

For two-time cancer survivor Sean Swarner, nothing’s impossible. Not even the Explorers Grand Slam.

Feeling Anxious? Depressed?

By Coping Magazine 28 May, 2017 CANCER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR, SIDE EFFECTS CANCER DIAGNOSIS, COPING WITH CANCER, MENTAL HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGICAL

You’re not alone. Mood and anxiety disorders are common among cancer survivors.

Cancer Got Your Appetite?

By Coping Magazine 28 May, 2017 CANCER, HEALTHY LIVING, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR, SIDE EFFECTS COPING WITH CANCER, NUTRITION

Try these simple tricks for getting the nutrition you need during cancer treatment.

Talking Bladder Cancer with Marilu

By Coping Magazine 21 May, 2017 CANCER, CAREGIVER, SURVIVOR BLADDER CANCER, CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS, LUNG CANCER, RELATIONSHIPS, UROLOGICAL CANCER

Marilu Henner and her husband open up about his bladder cancer, her role as caregiver, and how to talk frankly about the disease.

Lessons That Cancer Taught Me

By Coping Magazine 21 May, 2017 CANCER, SURVIVOR CHILDHOOD AND YOUNG ADULT CANCER, MELANOMA, OSTEOSARCOMA, SARCOMA, SKIN CANCER

This year I celebrate a special anniversary – 20 years as a cancer survivor.

Conquering Cancer Cachexia

By Coping Magazine 15 May, 2017 CANCER, HEALTHY LIVING, SIDE EFFECTS, UNDERSTANDING CANCER CANCER TREATMENT, COPING WITH CANCER

Cachexia refers to a specific condition characterized by weight loss, poor appetite, fatigue, and muscle wasting.

I’m Not Dead Yet

By Coping Magazine 07 May, 2017 CANCER, SURVIVOR COLON CANCER, COPING WITH CANCER, GASTROINTESTINAL

Katie Suss, who is 15 and has a nice voice and a long history of theatrical camps, said I needed a theme song and she had just the one for me: “I’m Not Dead Yet” from Spamalot.