Blog - Part 6
Ten Lessons for Enriching Life Learned by a Cancer Survivor. Lesson Nine: Persevere.
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…
Ten Lessons for Enriching Life Learned by a Cancer Survivor. Lesson Eight: Rejection Scars. Laughter Heals.
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…
Ten Lessons for Enriching Life Learned by a Cancer Survivor. Lesson Seven: Be Principled.
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…
Ten Lessons for Enriching Life Learned by a Cancer Survivor. Lesson Six: Make Wise Choices.
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…
Ten Lessons for Enriching Life Learned by a Cancer Survivor. Lesson Five: Honor Your Parents and Guardians.
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…
Ten Lessons for Enriching Life Learned by a Cancer Survivor. Lesson Four: Make The World A Better Place.
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…
Effective Today, What the Affordable Care Acts Means to Women Cancer Survivors
If you are woman about to purchase or renew healthcare insurance, know your rights that become effective today. All insurance plans purchased or renewed as of August 1, 2012 and after are required to cover the following preventative cancer screenings without charging a co-pay. Some of these screenings are important to cancer survivors as mechanisms…
Ten Lessons Learned By a Cancer Survivor. Lesson Two: Share Memories
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…
With Life-Saving Health Reforms Now in Place for Cancer Survivors, I Remember Elizabeth
Today, while cancer survivors like me are cheering, I am remembering a particular survivor – no longer with us – who must be looking down with great joy for her fellow survivors and in knowing hers was a job well done. Were she with us, attorney and health care reform advocate Elizabeth Edwards would be…
A New Focus On Cancer Survivorship: An Eye On Science And An Eye On Care
Cancer survivors are all a tweet about A Report: Cancer Treatment & Survivorship Facts & Figures 2012-2013 released yesterday at the kickoff of the 6th Biennial Cancer Survivorship Research Conference. There’s a great deal of excitement wrapped around the release of these new stats: the population of cancer survivors in the US has grown from…