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Help Yourself Get The Support You Need After A Cancer Diagnosis
Here is a brief and straightforward article on the importance of speaking up as a cancer survivor. The author brings home the point that survivors should not expect others, including providers and caretakers, to instinctively understand what our needs and concerns are. It’s OK to use your voice and make them explicit!
Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors: We Need to Do Better
In this issue of the Journal, de Vries and colleagues examine the cause-specific late mortality among a multi-center Dutch cohort of Hodgkin lymphoma survivors.
Why Am I Angry? And What Can I Do About It?
Cancer survivors are certainly allowed to be angry. No one deserves to have cancer. It’s an insidious, odious disease. No doubt about it. This article explores the subject of anger and cancer survivorship from a very different perspective. Could our anger be masking something else?
After Treatment – Living as a Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer Survivor
The good news is that for most patients, the long-term prognosis for childhood Hodgkin lymphoma is excellent. For patients who have been through months or even years of difficult chemotherapy and radiation therapy, it is easy to see the final treatment—the declaration of “cancer free” or even “cured”—as the final destination of a long journey. Survivorship, however, is in fact its own journey, and one that can also be extremely challenging, both physically and emotionally.
The Sound Of Healing- A Look At Music Therapy For Cancer Survivors
While it may seem obvious, listening to music can make all the difference in how we deal with a stressful situation. But did you know that a certain kind of music might trigger unwanted memories or thoughts? This article provides more detail on how music therapy works and why it could be helpful to understand what the best music is for YOU.
The bond between cancer survivors is strong
When you’ve had cancer, you make friends with people who share your experience of changed priorities. But there’s a cost: fresh grief is never far away.