What to Do When Things Go Better Than Expected: Finding My New Normal with “NED” Ten Years Later
I’ve spent a lot of these past ten years on cancer. Diagnosis. Remission. Recurrence. Lethal prognosis. A resolve to search the globe for every kind of treatment that might work. Thousands of dollars and hundreds of hospital visits. Thoughts every day about how I must write my calendar in pencil, not pen. Coexisting and cancer coaching. Surfing the waves of complications and side effects. But now? It feels like another page is turning.
. First published on : Apr 20 2025Helping Patients Decrease Stress and Increase a Sense of Control with Donald Abrams, MD
CancerChoices advisor Donald Abrams, MD, shares the ways in which he helps his patients with cancer decrease stress and increase a sense of control, including lifestyle practices and social support.
. First published on : Dec 02 2024Managing Stress with Laura Pole, RN, MSN, OCNS
CancerChoices senior clinical consultant Laura Pole, RN, MSN, OCNS, discusses the effects of stress on the body and how to manage stress.
. First published on : Oct 31 2024Remembering Ourselves through Breathing with Rachel Naomi Remen, MD
CancerChoices advisor Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, demonstrates a breathing technique to help lower anxiety.
. First published on : Oct 31 2024Lifestyle Medicine with Dean Ornish, MD
CancerChoices advisor Dean Ornish, MD, describes lifestyle medicine and the research behind its effectiveness in nurturing healing.
. First published on : Oct 30 2024Nurturing the Caregiver: Managing Holiday Stress
The holidays carried a unique weight when my husband was in the thick of cancer treatments. Reflecting on that challenging time, I recall simple stress-relief techniques that saw me through.
. Last modified on : Dec 12 20237 Lifestyle Practices: Being Active in Your Cancer Treatment and Outcomes
Did you know that being active in your wellness by building practices and habits can improve your outcomes with conventional cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, surgery, and immunotherapy?
. Last modified on : Dec 23 2023Introducing the 7 Lifestyle Practices
These 7 Lifestyle Practices are all things you can do for yourself. They cost little or nothing. They are the heart of self care.
. Last modified on : Dec 27 2023Managing Stress
Reducing stress is vital to healing. So is finding skillful ways to cope with stresses you can’t remove.
. Last modified on : Dec 21 2023Harold: 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.
. Last modified on : Apr 26 2024