What About Our Brains? - BlogNews-24

So cancer didn't kill us. Our cancer treatment didn't kill us. But our brains no longer function as well as they did before. At my k...

Mammograms Under or Over Diagnosis? - BlogNews-24

There has been a long debate, since mammograms were put into use in the early 1980s, if they over or under diagnose breast cancer. Now someo...

People Are Still People Even With Cancer - BlogNews-24

Life does not stop with a cancer diagnosis. It should not. If you have cancer, you are still a person. You do not need to let cancer take ov...

The Combination Diagnosis - BlogNews-24

Presto, you were a healthy person, who in addition to going out for drinks and appetizers with friends on weekends, you also used to go to t...

To Test or Not To Test - BlogNews-24

Once you are diagnosed with cancer, you have two key desires: Get the damn thing out of me!  Make Sure It Doesn't Come Back! So you have...

What To Do When A Family Member Has Cancer - BlogNews-24

Its different when a friend has cancer than when its a family member. When you live in the same house as someone with cancer, you need to be...

A Well Explained Reason for Ditching the S-Word - BlogNews-24

I hate the S-word. I am not an s-word. I am a person living with cancer. Its always just bugged me. A lot. I hate the fact that ACS designat...

Biting My Tongue (Or Letting Others Learn By Themselves) - BlogNews-24

At one's first cancer diagnosis, you are welcomed shoved into Cancerland, where no one wants to be. You learn about your cancer and pro...