News - Part 2

Acupuncture for the Cancer Survivor

In the last two decades, many cancer survivors have resorted to Complementary and Alternative Medicine, which includes natural products, mind-body medicine, manipulative and body-based practices. According to the National Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, acupuncture is considered a form of mind-body medicine. A Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report indicated that more than 8…

The Road Less Taken

Television and film star — and breast cancer survivor — Maura Tierney chooses a very public path to aid others stricken with the disease For anyone, a cancer diagnosis is undoubtedly a life-altering event. From that moment on, the path ahead can be an arduous one, fraught with shock, denial, despair and uncertainty. But for…

Skin Care For People Living With Cancer

As a result of advances made over the last several decades by scientists and oncologists, more and more people are living with cancer. Yet despite recent, remarkable medical discoveries, an important aspect of patient care has been overlooked, even though it centers on the most visible human organ: the skin. For obvious reasons, the skin,…

A Cancer Survivor Shares: Howard’s Story

In early April 2009 I first noticed a lesion on the floor of my mouth midway between the base of my tongue and my front teeth. I was 65-years-old and had enjoyed exceptionally good health which allowed me to avoid medical doctors like the plague because they scared me. I had, however, recently been diagnosed…

Nutrition and Weight Management for Healthy Cancer Survivorship

Nutrition and exercise are two areas in which lifestyle changes can help you to reduce the risk of recurrent and new cancers and promote overall survival. Both optimal nutrition and adequate exercise will help you to achieve a healthy body weight. A Survivorship Nutrition Plan The optimal diet focused on cancer prevention emphasizes increasing your…

Ted Kennedy Jr., A Commentary on Disability and Determination

Editor’s update: This interview was conducted in November, 2013 in conjunction with Ted Kennedy Jr.’s keynote address in Houston, Texas to cancer survivors and cancer caregivers. It was the 40th anniversary of the date he lost his leg to cancer at age 12. On April 8, 2014, Kennedy, 52, announced his candidacy for a seat…

A Journey With Cancer & The Discovery of Spiritual Peace

They say every cloud has a silver lining, but cancer usually looks more like a dark, forbidding thunderstorm than like puffy cumulus clouds drifting across a blue summer sky. After being diagnosed with breast cancer and going through the treatments that followed, Michael Dale discovered a power in the combined peace of mind, body and…

Suggest Event

The CancerForward Events Calendar serves a diverse and global population of cancer survivors, their caregivers and health care providers. Calendar postings are intended to promote fundraising, educational and informational events for the community, as well as medical conferences and symposia that support issues important to cancer survivorship. To propose an event for posting on CancerForward,…

What Cancer Survivors Can Do To Help Themselves

An increased understanding of the biology of cancer, improvements in cancer screening techniques and use, and the development of more effective cancer therapies have contributed to significant improvements in quality of life and survival for cancer patients. Due to these reasons, there are approximately 12 million cancer survivors living in the United States currently. Sixty-five…

Ensuring Happy, Productive Lives for Childhood Cancer Survivors

Overall childhood cancer survival rates now approach 80%. That is an exciting statistic! In childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), cure rates are as high as 95% in some patient groups. When you think back to the mid 60′s, when ALL cure rates were only 5% – that is a phenomenal improvement. And why??? The multi-institutional…