Information about risk, prevention, screening, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and support for all cancers By: Tracey Coyle I started smoking when I was a preteen. The older girls in the neighborhood were sneaking around with a brown paper bag and my “trouble radar” knew to follow them. By the time I was 13 I was buying my own packs and by high school I was smoking in my parent’s [...]
Archive | 2009
Greetings from Cancerland: Dear Doctor
Alysa Cummings is a certified poetry therapist who focuses her energies full-time in support of cancer survivors using writing as a tool for healing.
Understanding Breast Cancer Supportive Care Issues – Brown Bag Chat
Join us for a lunch time LIVE Web Chat with OncoLink’s Breast Cancer Supportive Care Experts on October 22, 2009 at 12:30-1:30pm EST. You can submit questions during the chat or ahead of time. A transcript of the chat will be available after the event. Submit a Question Now! Understanding Breast Cancer Supportive Care Issues [...]
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Legal Clinic for the Disabled, Inc. I’m often asked, “Do I need to tell my employer I have cancer?” Not to sound like a lawyer, but, the answer is yes and no. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a job applicant’s health is not something that should be discussed. A prospective employer should not ask [...]
Be a Cancer Myth Buster
One of the saddest days I ever experienced working in the cancer center was when a woman, newly diagnosed with breast cancer, broke down in tears and told me that she had caused her breast cancer. She further clarified that her sisters and mother had told her that you get cancer as a punishment for [...]