Information about risk, prevention, screening, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and support for all cancers You’re initially stunned when you hear the words, “You have cancer.” Your brain freezes and things are a blur for at least a few minutes.
Archive | Bob Riter’s Cancer Columns
RSS feed for this sectionBob Riter is the Executive Director of the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes and writes a regular column about living with cancer in the Ithaca Journal (reprinted here). Bob’s involvement with cancer education and advocacy began with his own diagnosis of breast cancer in 1996 at the young age of 40.
Does Cancer Hurt?
When I talk with groups of students, someone usually asks, “Does cancer hurt?” It’s an interesting question that can be answered on many different levels.
Don’t Look Back with Cancer
Nearly everyone with cancer wonders if they would be better off had they made different decisions somewhere along the line.
Too Little and Too Much Cancer Treatment
Although I firmly believe that everyone should be in control of their own treatment decisions, I have observed that some people seem to seek too little treatment when they are first diagnosed and other people seek too much treatment at the end of their lives.
New Year’s Wishes
I like to give myself a magic wand in the first column of each year to grant wishes to those affected by cancer.