In this article from The ASCO Post, Dr. Mark Lewis describes how his inherited cancer diagnosis has impacted his career as an oncologist and how it’s made him better able to empathize with his patients.
In this Your Stories podcast from Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, breast cancer survivor Kimberly Irvine discusses talking with her children about her diagnosis and how her family used the experience as an opportunity for empowerment.
In this post, teen cancer survivor Alec Kupelian discusses what it was like to be diagnosed with cancer while in college and how he learned to cope with the social isolation he felt during his cancer experience.
In this post, Dr. Ann Meredith Garcia Trinidad describes how people with cancer and caregivers can best use social media for support both during and after cancer.
In this post, cancer survivor Bethany Hart discusses how she learned to cope with her survivor’s guilt by reframing the conflicting emotions she was feeling.
In this post, Dr. Ranak Trivedi describes the unique challenges long-distance caregivers face and offers suggestions on how best to support their loved one with cancer.
Dr. Elyce Cardonick discusses the unique challenges of facing cancer while pregnant and how patients can navigate pregnancy while receiving cancer treatment.
In this post, Emily Pinto Billcheck describes living with von Hippel-Lindau disease, a rare genetic cancer condition that has also affected her family, and how she changed her own perspective of her bravery over time.
In this “Your Stories” podcast from Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, Dr. Judith Kaur and her husband, Alan Kaur, discuss how their commitment to each other as a married couple has translated into another partnership to advance cancer research.
In this post, Dan Shockley discusses how his experience in the United States Navy helped shape his mindset and prepared him to keep a positive outlook throughout the diagnosis and treatment of his hereditary colon cancer condition.
