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Your Emotions After a Cancer Diagnosis

Your Emotions After a Cancer Diagnosis 21417

Feeling strong and positive will help you during the healing process. However, mood swings can be common after a cancer diagnosis. And sadness, worry or fear are natural emotions during the cancer read more

  • depression
  • Emotional Support
  • Emotions
Alecia H.

Alecia H. 6323

I became a cancer survivor on January 21, 1979. I was first diagnosed on that day with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the stomach. read more

  • african american
  • elderly
  • female
Alejandro and Josephina M.

Alejandro and Josephina M. 7323

Alejandro: I became a cancer survivor when I was diagnosed with medulloblastoma. read more

  • being a survivor
  • female
  • hispanic
Amer and Sandy T.

Amer and Sandy T. 7164

Amer: I became a cancer survivor when I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in 2003. read more

  • Caregiver
  • caucasian
  • children with cancer
Amy D.

Amy D. 9022

I became a cancer survivor on March 14, 1996, when I was diagnosed with osteosarcoma a month before my sixteenth birthday. Osteosarcoma is a very rare and very aggressive form of bone cancer. read more

  • body image
  • caucasian
  • female
Angie M.

Angie M. 6936

I became a multiple myeloma survivor when I was diagnosed in January 2001. read more

  • biological therapies
  • caucasian
  • exercise
Ann F.

Ann F. 7733

When I was diagnosed it was 1993 a report had just been issued by the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project, and they had just produced the eight-year results of a study comparing mas read more

  • body image
  • breast cancer
  • breast reproduction
Anna Marie J.

Anna Marie J. 7233

I became a cancer survivor in 1986 when I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. read more

  • caucasian
  • compromised immune system
  • female
Annie G.

Annie G. 10842

I became a survivor when I was diagnosed in the fall of 2001 with uterine cancer. read more

  • caucasian
  • changes to your mouth and teeth
  • exercise
Audra O.

Audra O. 6670

Survivorship to me means that I get a second chance. We had a lot of dreams about travel and career and family that we just put on hold. read more

  • body image
  • Breast
  • caucasian
Barabara and Steven W.

Barabara and Steven W. 8637

Steven: Our son, Joshua, was seven years of age when he was diagnosed with high-grade non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, non-Burkitt’s type, a very aggressive and potentially lethal illness. read more

  • aftereffects of treatment
  • anxiety
  • caregiver concerns
Barbara H.

Barbara H. 6533

I became a survivor in March 2001, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer for invasive ductal carcinoma. read more

  • Breast
  • caucasian
  • changing public policies
Barbara R.

Barbara R. 6982

I became a cancer survivor when I was diagnosed on October 20, 2003. read more

  • caucasian
  • complementary therapies
  • Emotional Support
Beth P.

Beth P. 7312

I became a survivor in 2001 when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. read more

  • Breast
  • caucasian
  • Emotional Support
Beth S.

Beth S. 6964

I became a survivor in August of 2003 when I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. read more

  • caucasian
  • female
  • funeral planning