M. Patricia Díaz: Overcoming Stage 4 Cancer as a Teen and My Remission Journey to Wellness

When mom took me to her doctor, I was barely able to breathe. I looked at my lungs on the X-ray—one was white and the other black. Shortly after, I was surrounded by doctors and nurses, family and relatives. I had no idea what was happening.

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Sue Cohen: Poetry and Painting on the Path Forward

The creative expression in this painting and poetry journey supported me in approaching the original trauma of my cancer detection, diagnosis, treatment, recuperation, and life afterwards.

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Your Choices

We’re here to make it easy for you to do better with your conventional treatments with self care + complementary care that are supported by good science.

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Choices in Conventional Care

Conventional cancer treatments offer the only proven cures for cancer. They may also extend and improve life when cures are not possible.

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Making Skillful Decisions

Here are some important rules of thumb for getting these powerful—yet also often difficult—cancer treatments right.

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Eating Well

Eating Well is one of our top-rated practices for improving cancer outcomes. Both conventional and integrative oncology professionals recommend Eating Well as part of cancer control.

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How to Integrate Your Choices

People who wisely choose their conventional and complementary therapies and who practice self care are likely to live better and longer than those who don’t. 

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Kay: 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.

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Maisie Greer: Weaving Circles of Love

Letting people in to help was the greatest gift of grace we gave and received.

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Harold: A Cancer Treatment Story

Harold learned to grow and examine what was needed for healing beyond just his cancer during treatment. This is an opportunity to exercise hope and understand that love is the answer.

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