Lindsay McDonell: When the Cancer Comes Roaring Back
I opened the email with my monthly blood lab results. My tumor markers doubled from 33 to 70 in a month. So much for stable.
. Last modified on : Dec 21 2023Vitamin D: Hit the Sweet Spot to Reduce Cancer Risk
Evidence so far shows a lower risk of many types of cancer among people with mid-range blood vitamin D levels compared to low levels. However, if your blood level is already in the middle range, taking vitamin D supplements might not bring much benefit regarding cancer risk.
. Last modified on : Dec 27 2023Kay: A Cancer Recurrence Story
Now that she’s completed her chemotherapy, she wants to explore healing practices and therapies that will help keep the cancer from recurring.
. Last modified on : Jan 05 2024Lindsay McDonell: Chemosensitivity Testing
BCCT/CancerChoices asked integrative oncology navigator and breast cancer survivor Lindsay McDonell to explain chemosensitivity testing for fellow cancer survivors.
. Last modified on : Dec 27 2023Leda Dederich: I Recognize This Weird Silver Lining of the Terminal Cancer Experience
Three years ago, at age 45, I found a lump in my breast that would mark the end of my life as I knew it.
. Last modified on : Dec 27 2023From Surgeon to Patient: The Unseen Side of Breast Cancer
It was only when I was diagnosed in 2015 with stage 3 breast cancer that I realised how little I actually knew, and how ill-prepared many patients are to face the hurdles in front of them.
. Last modified on : Nov 01 2025Lindsay McDonell: What’s Next? Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer
Five years into living with recurrence, I’m more focused on asking ‘What’s the next thing?’ and researching therapies put before me to figure out if they are likely to help me.
. Last modified on : Dec 22 2025Ruth Hennig: Cannabis as Part of Cancer Care from the Patient’s Perspective
It never occurred to me that cannabis could have therapeutic value.
. Last modified on : Dec 27 2023Ruth Hennig: Cancer, Again: Cancer as a Compass
The exploration revolves around finding peace and purpose in a life that has been touched but not defined or limited (yet) by cancer.
. Last modified on : Nov 01 2025Ruth Hennig: After Mastectomy Surgery: It’s the Little Things
Complementary therapies can help in so many important ways both as you prepare for surgery for breast cancer or any other type of cancer and during your recuperation after surgery.
. Last modified on : Dec 27 2023