All posts in CANCER

Mandy Patinkin

In March 2004, the actor and singer’s life was shaken when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer at 51.

Talking to Your Doctor about Cancer-Related Symptoms

By Coping Magazine 12 Dec, 2008 CANCER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR, SIDE EFFECTS COPING WITH CANCER, HEALTHCARE

You can learn to effectively communicate how you feel to your doctor.

Cancer Couldn’t Crush Eric Shanteau’s Olympic Dream

By Coping Magazine 12 Dec, 2008 CANCER, SURVIVOR CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS, TESTICULAR CANCER, UROLOGICAL CANCER

With his lifelong dream within reach, nothing could blur his focus. Enter cancer.

Dorothy Hamill

By Coping Magazine 22 Sep, 2008 CANCER, SURVIVOR BREAST CANCER, CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS

In 1976, a 19-year-old Dorothy Hamill camel-spinned her way into the hearts of America, taking the gold in figure skating at the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

American Fashion Designer Carmen Marc Valvo

By Coping Magazine 16 Apr, 2008 CANCER, SURVIVOR CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS, COLON CANCER, GASTROINTESTINAL

Private battle with colon cancer.

Anne Thompson – Living Fearlessly

By Coping Magazine 16 Sep, 2007 CANCER, SURVIVOR BREAST CANCER, CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS

Cancer isn’t about dying, it is about living. I know, I’ve been living with cancer for the past year, and you’ve been watching me.

Healing Through Pet Therapy

By Coping Magazine 14 Aug, 2007 CANCER, HOW TO COPE - SURVIVOR COPING WITH CANCER, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PET THERAPY, REHABILITATION, THERAPY

We have discovered another use for man’s best friend – animal-assisted therapy.

Grey’s Anatomy’s Patrick Dempsey

By Coping Magazine 20 Jun, 2007 CANCER, CAREGIVER CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS, FAMILY, GYNECOLOGIC CANCER, OVARIAN CANCER, RELATIONSHIPS

Real-life drama prepared him for his new role as cancer advocate.

Sharon Osbourne

By Coping Magazine 27 May, 2007 CANCER, SURVIVOR CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS, COLON CANCER, GASTROINTESTINAL

In her own words, she shares her thoughts on battling cancer in the public eye.

Survivor and Iditarod Competitor DeeDee Jonrowe

By Coping Magazine 14 Dec, 2006 CANCER, SURVIVOR BREAST CANCER, CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS

Takes on the ‘Last Great Race on Earth’

Miguel Ferrer – Crossing Jordan Star on the Colon Cancer: Caring for the Aging Program

By Coping Magazine 19 Mar, 2006 CANCER, CAREGIVER, SURVIVOR CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS, COLON CANCER, GASTROINTESTINAL, SENIOR ADULT

Helping educate colon cancer survivors and their caregivers.

Gerald McRaney – HBO’s Deadwood Star

By Coping Magazine 13 Nov, 2005 CANCER, SURVIVOR CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS, LUNG CANCER

While McRaney was fortunate for having an early diagnosis and good outcome, he acknowledges that having lung cancer made him examine his mortality in a way he never had before.