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Here you will find useful articles filled with practical information and encouragement for your cancer journey.
Lifting the Mask of Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is a special type of medicine used to treat cancer. It works by interfering with the division of rapidly dividing cells in your body.
Cancer cells are one type of cells that divide rapidly, but not the only kind.
Stepping into the Unfamiliar World of Cancer
Cancer cells start out as normal cells, but something happens to their DNA and their master file is not the same as normal cells anymore. Instead, these cancer cells now have a master file that is different from the genes of normal cells.
Let me try to explain cancer a bit differently
How to Support Someone Who Has Cancer
How to Support Someone Who Has Cancer is written from a patient's point of view of how a friend can support someone who has cancer, support their family, and support their self.
Crazy Cancer Thoughts
Crazy cancer thoughts go through your mind in all phases of cancer treatments. In no particular order, here are some of the crazy cancer thoughts that occupied my mind when I was going through cancer treatments.
Where We’ve Been And Where We’re Going
Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going gives excerpts of articles we have already discussed on our cancer journey, and introduces articles that will be presented as we go farther along this unwanted journey.
Ask Folks for Help These Three Ways
Going through cancer is hard for you and your entire support team. Just knowing where to turn for help when you need it can relieve your anxiety. In this article, you will learn three ways to ask for help whether you use the direct approach, the indirect approach, or you are fortunate to have such a strong support team that you don’t even need to ask for help.
What to Say to Someone Who Has Cancer
Hearing that someone you care about has cancer can be very difficult. Whether you are hearing this news unexpectedly, wanting to offer help and support to the family and patient alike, or would like to share your own cancer experience when appropriate, knowing what to say to someone who has cancer can be challenging. The information offered here is by no means a complete list of things you can say to someone who has cancer but is intended to give you advice on how to broach a cancer conversation.
3 PRACTICAL WAYS TO SINCERELY OFFER YOUR SUPPORT
By utilizing these methods, you can seize the opportunity to help others. Learn how to sincerely offer your support here.
Tell Folks You Have Cancer These Three Ways
Tell Folks You Have Cancer These Three Ways highlights how to tell folks you have cancer using three different approaches. You can use one or all of the approaches depending on the circumstances surrounding the conversation.