Vacationing with Cancer
Kristina Burke is going on vacation, so she asked her oncologist to change her chemotherapy schedule. If a person has an early stage cancer and is getting chemotherapy to prevent
Kristina Burke is going on vacation, so she asked her oncologist to change her chemotherapy schedule. If a person has an early stage cancer and is getting chemotherapy to prevent
Chris LaVallee will soon run a 7 day, 155 mile race in the Australian wilderness to raise funds for the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes. I recently heard
I’ve written about cancer and positive thinking in the past and have focused on whether positive thinking helps a person survive the disease. I now think that question often misses
My job is to listen to people affected by cancer and to help them however I can. With experience, I’ve come to understand that the periods of greatest stress and
Being diagnosed with cancer changes one’s sense of the future. You wonder if you’ll die from cancer and, if so, when. There’s rarely a definite answer to these questions, so
Before you get diagnosed with cancer, you assume that it will be an unpleasant experience, but one that is pretty straightforward. One might think, “I have this type of cancer,
Yesterday afternoon, a woman about to begin chemotherapy came into my office and asked, “What advice do you have to help me get through my treatment?” I’ve been asked this
Many people who have cancer go through a period of depression. It can happen during treatment or many months or even years later. What especially concerns me is that many
Many of the people I talk with on a regular basis have advanced cancers. They don’t expect to be cured, but they do enjoy a surprisingly good quality of life.
Cancer is a weird disease because you can have it and not be sick. Or you can look pretty good when you are sick. This is confusing for our friends
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Our monthly newsletter features a wealth of information regarding cancer care and support in the Finger Lakes and beyond. In it you’ll find updates on Cancer Resource Center Programs and support groups, information about other cancer-related activities in our region, announcements of upcoming Cancer Resource Center fundraisers/events and their outcomes, and links to additional resources and articles about cancer that we have either written or found helpful and timely.
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