Cancer Diagnosis

What Not To Say To A Mom Whose Daughter Is Battling Cancer

Erin Smith | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Global Parenting, Cancer, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Childhood Cancer, Sensitivity, Leukemia, Tactfulness, Life Threatening Disease, Lack of Tact, Cancer Diagnosis, Parents News
Erin Smith

If you are someone who says the wrong thing or lacks a "filter," please take a moment to consider your words before impulsively uttering them to a mother or child fighting for their life.

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The Day I Found Out My Child Has Cancer

Erin Smith | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Leukemia, Cancer, Childhood Cancer, Family, Cancer Diagnosis, Global Motherhood, Kids With Cancer, Parents News
Erin Smith

I hope this is never you. I never thought it would be me. Not in five million years. But here I am, with cancer playing the center stage in my life right now. It's not me, but so much worse... my five-year-old daughter, Skyler.

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GROSS VIDEO: Take An Internal Tour Of Your Own Guts

Posted 01.11.2012

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What if doctors could diagnose you by moving a tiny pill camera submarine around inside your body? No, it's not science fiction: researchers at Bo...

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Good Afternoon, You Have Cancer

Suleika Jaouad | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Leukemia, Cancer Young Women, Myelodysplastic Syndrome Women, Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Cancer Women, Cancer Advocacy, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Cancer Advice, Cancer Diagnosis, Women News
Suleika Jaouad

"Acute Myeloid Leukemia," my doctor said last May. I was 22 years old. My friends were busy starting their lives, and I was worried that mine might end before it had really begun.

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What Do I Say To Someone With Cancer?

Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Cancer, How to Talk to Someone With Cancer, What to Say to Someone With Cancer, Friend With Cancer, Cancer Diagnosis, Talking About Cancer, Video, Healthy Living News

Have a loved one diagnosed with depression? Cancer? The thought of talking to that person can be scary and awkward. What do you say? What is polite, a...

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The Brotherhood And Sisterhood Of Cancer

Laura Mola | Posted 08.05.2011

Read More: Cancer, Disease, Breast Cancer, Army of Women, Healthy Living, Healthy Living Body, Cancer Support Group, National Cancer Survivors Day, Cancer Diagnosis, Healthy Living News
Laura Mola

Am I suggesting an upside to this disease? No. Far from it. That said I embrace what it taught and I cherish the love and the kinship it allowed to surface.

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Appreciating Life In The Face Of Cancer

Andrea Paine | Posted 08.05.2011

Read More: Positive Thinking, Cancer, Giving Thanks, Lumpectomy, Healthy Living Body, Breast Cancer, Surviving Cancer, Optimism and Cancer, Cancer Survivor, Cancer Diagnosis, Healthy Living News
Andrea Paine

I'm sure that many cancer patients have similar stories to mine. The details and diagnosis may differ, but the circumstances around how they are informed that they have cancer are the same.

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5 Steps To Take After A Traumatic Diagnosis

Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Breast Cancer, After Cancer Diagnosis Advice, After Diagnosis Advice, Caregiver Support, After Diagnosis Tips, Cancer, Cancer Treatment, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Cancer Diagnosis Advice, Cancer Diagnosis, Family, Inspiration, Self Help, Healthy Living News
Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D.

The crisis that begins with a terminal or potentially terminal diagnosis like breast cancer indeed marks the first step down a long and winding road.

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A Second At-Bat: Lucky Me!

Ed Randall | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Prostate Cancer, Prostate Health, Prostate Cancer Treatment, Diagnosed With Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Diagnosis, Healthy Living News
Ed Randall

Dr. Nicholas Romas was leaning forward from behind his desk, looking me in the eye and saying with a straight face, "Ed, you have cancer and you have a LOT of cancer."

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