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Ten Lessons for Enriching Life Learned by a Cancer Survivor. Lesson Three: Dream Large.

Editor’s note: A Tenth Anniversary Remembrance is a CancerForward series of blog posts attributed to the late Mariana Dieste Mead, MD, who fought pancreatic cancer for four years. In their original format, the posts are excerpts of “Ten Lessons for Enriching Life Learned by Confronting Death” written by Dr. Mead in collaboration with Clare Broun…

We Remember Ellen Stovall, Visionary Cancer Survivorship Advocate

Ellen Stovall, one of the most respected and knowledgeable cancer survivorship advocates in the United States died yesterday. The cause of death was a heart attack brought on by cardiac complications related to her cancer treatments. From 1992 to 2008 Ellen was President and CEO of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), the oldest…

CancerForward Speakers Available for 2015 National Cancer Survivors Day Events

On Sunday, June 7, 2015, millions around the globe will celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day® (NCSD). It’s the day each year that we honor the strength and courage of those who are living with a history of cancer. It’s also a time to acknowledge the contributions of caregivers, families and friends of cancer survivors, as…

When A Woman Afflicted With Cancer and A Woman Afflicted With Heart Disease Are One

by Rebecca Trahan “You have cancer.” “You’re having a heart attack.” Hearing either of these statements is unimaginable to most. What could be worse? Hearing both statements could be far more traumatic. And more troubling still can be hearing that the treatment you received to arrest your cancer has caused your heart to fail. Talk…

Communicating with Your Doctor After Treatment

With almost 15 million cancer survivors now living in the United States and with that number growing, there is concern about how our healthcare system will provide proper after-treatment medical care for a burgeoning population of survivors. “We do not foresee an expansion of the number of health professionals specifically devoted to caring for cancer…

The First Mobile Clinic to Serve Cancer Survivors

by Owen Carson CancerForward was on hand earlier this year at the debut of a custom-built $1 million big rig that’s a first-of-its-kind mobile cancer survivor clinic. Mid-February, UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Moncrief Cancer Institute and Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center unveiled an 18-wheeler equipped with a 3-D digital mammography suite and two exam…

Beth Sanders Moore: New Study on Meditation A Boon For Breast Cancer Survivors

We at CancerForward and our social media communities are very excited about a study published this week that brings ground-breaking news for breast cancer survivors. For the first time, researchers have shown that practicing mindfulness meditation has a positive physical impact at the cellular level in breast cancer survivors. For many years, oncologists have known…

Surviving Cancer: 2014 Forward Mover Margo Hilliard Alford In Her Own Words

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Surviving Cancer: 2014 Forward Mover Rev. Preston J Allen In His Own Words

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Surviving Cancer: 2014 Forward Mover Ron Baloochi In His Own Words

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