Tag: CancerForward - Part 6
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…
Cheers On This National Day for Cancer Survivors
As cancer survivors, we can’t change the fact that we’ve had cancer. We can control how we approach it and how we deal with it. In part, it’s our choice…it’s up to us. It’s up to us to carry on, to live a full and meaningful life…to move forward. After all, a “survivor” is one…
Summertime and the Livin’ is Healthy
Summer is here…school is out. Compared to the fall and spring, there aren’t as many things to do or as many events on my calendar. All of a sudden, my life has become less deadline-driven. My mind has become less cluttered with competing thoughts. For me, the season allows me to indulge a bit in…
Survivor Scars: Embarrassing, Difficult Reminders or Sources of Pride?
Most adults have scars. However, cancer survivors often have distinctive physical and emotional scars. In this first post of a two-part series on scars, I focus on psychical scars, saving a discussion about emotional scars for my next blog. In total, I have eight recognizable scars from cancer. A couple scars are noticeable, while my…
Emotional Scars: Less Visible But Run Deep
In a previous CancerForward blog post, I relayed some of my experiences with the physical scars I received from my treatment for cancer. Although perhaps less visible to others, the emotional scars from cancer do not quickly fade and can be very serious. A recent study conducted by the Duke Cancer Institute discovered that cancer…
Has Anyone Ever Fought Cancer More Tenaciously, More Gracefully?
On May 23 of this year, in celebration of National Cancer Survivors Day 2012, CancerForward will have the great fortune to honor a three-time cancer survivor whose journey with cancer is worthy of national news coverage. Yet, she has not sought to place herself under a key light or in front of a camera. Not…
4 Easy Ways for Cancer Survivors to Lead an Active Lifestyle
Recent studies have demonstrated the importance of exercise for prolonging life and preventing cancer. One recent study found that individuals that exercise just 15 minutes per day were 10% less likely to die from cancer (Washington Post 2011). In addition to decreasing the likelihood of getting cancer, exercising helps increase one’s health overall (Mayo Clinic…