Post Treatment Archive

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Issue 30

• Protect your skin, especially during radiation therapy
• Should you exercise after cancer treatment?
• Introducing the Circle Of Sharing!™ – are you in?
• Survivor Story: Breast cancer survivor volunteers as a way to "take" back as well as "give" back.
• Recent Research Reveals … Ovarian cancer is not so silent after all.

Previous Issues

Issue 29

• Get into the Spirit at Holiday Gatherings (Even When You Don't Feel Like Eating or Drinking)
• The secret to relaxation is right under your nose.
• Managing the "Mental Fog" Called Chemo Brain
• Survivor Story: Breast cancer survivor and teacher learns a lesson from her students.
• Recent Research Reveals … Reminders increase breast cancer screening rates.

Issue 28

• The "mental fog" called chemo brain is very real. It can actually be seen in imaging studies.
• Even during cancer treatment, a sexual relationship is important. So is communication about it.
• Tips for fighting the fear of recurrence.
• Survivor Story: Prostate cancer survivor and his wife learn the true meaning of intimacy
• Recent Research Reveals … FDA approves use of drug for brain cancer treatment.

Issue 27

• Chemo brain plagues many people with cancer. In a 3-part series, we examine this "mental fog."
• Working after treatment: Know your rights.
• Create a family health history with the help of the surgeon general.
• Survivor Story: Mother and son strive against breast cancer together.
• Recent Research Reveals … FDA greenlights new drug for advanced kidney cancer.

Issue 26

• What's behind those medical breakthroughs you read about? Clinical trials.
• Cancer in the Workplace: Whom to Tell, When, and How Much
• Cancer Survivors Network: Click and connect to others who've "been there."
• Survivor Story: The experience of a tongue cancer survivor speaks volumes about turning something bad into something good.
• Recent Research Reveals … Society report shows drop in colorectal cancer death rate, but the racial gap has widened.

Issue 25

• Medical record keeping is critical – just ask someone who's experienced a natural disaster.
• Less invasive virtual colonoscopy gets high marks for efficacy for average-risk people.
• Mark Twain got it right: "Quitting smoking is easy. I've done it a thousand times."
• Survivor Story: Public relations executive is both a quitter and a winner. And she thanks the Great American Smokeout Challenge® for both.
• Recent Research Reveals … Report shows drop in both cancer incidence rates and death rates.

Issue 24

• It's that time of year …
• Helping others really does help you.
• Does acupuncture really work?
• Survivor Story: The value of listening to others.
• Recent Research Reveals …

Issue 23

• Is the flu shot safe for you?
• Help yourself feel better: You have the power.
• How to handle the holidays.
• Survivor Story: Melanoma survivor gets wake up call
• Recent Research Reveals...

Issue 22

• Recent Research Reveals...
• It sounds funny, but it's no joke; it's "chemo-brain" and it's very real.
• Is it possible to prepare for recurrence?
• Volunteer! It's good for others and for you.
• Breast cancer survivor has a slightly different message about the disease, but then, he's a man.

Issue 21

• Recent Research Reveals...
• Skin cancer is the most common of all cancer types, but the good news is you can protect yourself.
• The basics of good nutrition still apply.
• Help for skin problems caused by radiation therapy.
• Ovarian cancer survivor not only believes in miracles, but she also believes she is a "walking miracle" herself.

Issue 20

• Recent research reveals...
• Colon Cancer: An Overview
• A colonoscopy isn't a big deal. It just isn't.
• Is it simply the blues? Or is it depression?
• Young Tongue Cancer Survivor Displays Wisdom Beyond Her Years

Issue 19

• Recent research reveals...
• The Doctor-Patient Relationship: It's a two-way street
• How much alone time is too much alone time?
• Focus on Follow-up: Survivorship care gets more attention
• Prostate Cancer Survivor Finds the Hope in Hope Lodge

Issue 18

• Recent research reveals...
• How Spirituality Might Help People After Cancer Treatment
• Tips for Fighting the Fear of Recurrence
• Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive After Cancer Treatment
• A Prostate Cancer Survivor and His Wife Learn the True Meaning of Intimacy

Issue 17

• Recent research reveals...
• For Couples Coping with Cancer, Someone has Written the Book
• The Importance of Sleep
• Volunteer: Help Others and Yourself
• Capturing Inspiring Stories from Cancer Survivors

Issue 16

• Recent research reveals...
• Your follow-up care is the first of many positive steps in survivorship.
• "Chemo brain:" It's frustrating, distressing, and very real – and it is manageable.
• Don't let pain interfere with getting back into your routine.
• Learn how a teen bone cancer survivor matures into mid-20s cancer advocate.

Issue 15

• Just a click away: Virtual support groups offer help at your fingertips
• It might be all in your head: A technique that could promote well-being after treatment
• You're not alone: How connecting with other survivors can help
• How a testicular cancer survivor used the Web to keep in touch and keep his spirits up

Issue 14

• As a cancer survivor, you have the power to influence what others do to prevent the disease.
• Long-term side effects of radiation therapy are less common than short-term, but it helps to be aware of their possibility.
• Does alcohol consumption increase the chance of cancer recurrence? What about eating fat or meat? Don 't just wonder – get the skinny on diet and cancer recurrence.
• A US Coast Guard lieutenant and colon cancer survivor learned that bad things do come in threes, but that good things come in dozens.

Issue 13

• So your cancer treatment is over. Now what?
• The basics of good health still apply.
• Medical record keeping is critical. Just ask some of the Hurricane Katrina survivors.
• Learn how an athletic coach and prostate cancer survivor won his own "national championship."

Issue 12

• How do I work with a hospital to pay outstanding medical bills?
• If you're feeling depressed, anxious, or fearful, there's good news on two fronts: one – you're completely normal; and two – there's help.
• Sex: It's a powerful word and an important part of our lives – cancer or no cancer.
• A breast cancer survivor enlists sisters everywhere for a breast cancer study – starting with her own sister.

Issue 11

• Here's help for the high cost of prescription drugs.
• New guidelines encourage discussions about cancer and fertility.
• Having had cancer doesn't mean not having children.
• Antoinette Ramos survived Hodgkin lymphoma, and so did her chance of having children.

Issue 10

• A healthy diet is as important to you now as ever.
• We were there for you because you've been there for us.
• Testicular cancer survivor spins his own "web" and heals with humor.

Issue 9

• Don't let your guard down now.
• How to tame the fear of recurrence.
• Can you trust the Internet for health information?
• Breast cancer survivor runs (and strides) for her life, and others.

Issue 8

• Wash your car. Scrub your bath. Feel better body and soul.
• Some look for the meaning of life, others look for the meaning in it.
• Connect with others who've "been there."
• Join a community-changing, life-changing event.
• Survivor proves the axiom: What goes around comes around.

Issue 7

• Welcome New Connections to your desktop.
• Take a look at follow-up care: What others can do, and what you can do.
• Help others make important decisions.
• A breast cancer patient falls in love again – with her husband, her life and her job.
• Charitable cooperation aids Katrina victims.

Issue 6

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• Where the need is considerable, so is help.
• Methods for coping with emotions.
• American Cancer Society national quality of life study.
• The American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout^® is just one day, but our efforts to control tobacco are year-round.
• Did you know September is childhood cancer month?
• Stand up and be counted.

Issue 5

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• With help, kids with cancer feel like kids again.
• Sometimes it’s easier to have man-to-man or woman-to-woman conversations.
• Make the end of treatment the beginning of a healthy new you.
• Year after year, more people realize the promise of Relay For Life^®.
• Survivor takes her own advice and lives to volunteer.
• Your support makes a difference every single day of the year.

Issue 4

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• A whole new set of questions.
• Research breakthroughs.
• Relay For Life^®.
• Colon cancer.
• Fighting cancer together.

Issue 3

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• There is life after cancer.
• Intimate relationships after treatment.
• Volunteer opportunities for those who’ve had cancer.
• Survivor believes in miracles and marriage.
• The American Cancer Society. Your source for lifesaving cancer information.

Issue 2

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• So your cancer treatment is over. Now what?
• The basics of healthy–eating still apply.
• Conquering cancer – a feasible goal for our time.
• Breast cancer survivor has a recipe for recovery.
• Advocates put their mouths where their hearts are.
• The fear of recurrence – how to see the glass half full.

Issue 1

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• Cancer Survivors Network^SM for people who have faced cancer and the ones who love them.
• Volunteer to help others and help yourself.
• A volunteer’s passion.
• On your feet, walkers and runners – it's time to Relay For Life^®.
• Survivor lives life in a new light.
• Are you still feeling unusually tired?