Tag: caregivers

Journaling: A Starter Kit for Patients, Survivors and Caregivers

By David Tabatsky Whether you call it expressive writing, journaling or keeping a diary, writing about one’s deepest thoughts and feelings can be a therapeutic tool for those struggling with cancer. A research study in The Oncologist medical journal found that patients who participated in a single 20-minute writing session improved their outlook on cancer…

CancerForward Survivor Stories: Everyone Has a Wonderful Story, But How To Tell It?

Editor’s Note: Lisa Gualtieri, PhD, ScM, is Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine. She teaches Online Consumer Health, Social Media and Health, Mobile Health Design (online), and Digital Strategies for Health Communication. This post first appeared on February 19, 2014 on her blog on…

National Cancer Survivors Day® is Cause For Celebration

By Beth Sanders Moore Today is National Cancer Survivors Day 2013, and the day is cause for celebration! Here’s why: The number of cancer survivors is growing. There are an estimated 13.7 million survivors living today. By the year 2020, that number is expected to increase by 30% to 18 million. Cancer survivorship care is…