I found this article from the Philadelphia Inquirer "Beset with 'scanxiety', cancer patients feel a psychic pain" . I've come to learn within the cancer community a new term, “scanxiety". All...

I have a friend who recently had a needle biopsy for a lung mass that might be cancer. She is waiting for pathology results. They told her she'd have the results in 5-7 days. She called the office over a week later, no results yet. She spoke of a...

I hear a lot about positive mental attitude and the fight against cancer. When I was diagnosed, I did have an attitude, but it wasn't necessarily positive. I knew my prognosis was poor, and I didn't know if I would survive. While I made plans for...

I am deeply grateful to CR Magazine, a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, for an article just released in their 2009 fall edition, Fairest of All, about Audrey Hepburn's struggle with appendiceal cancer. Audrey Hepburn lost...

One thing I've learned in my life in the cancer community is how important it is to be your own advocate. I had an advantage at the time I was diagnosed in that I was already a medical professional. I had great doctors and surgeons locally, but being...

Over the years since my cancer was diagnosed and treated, I’ve become aware of the new trend addressing survivorship issues. The recent issue of Cure magazine came with supplement included, Surviving Well. It documents many things those of us who...