Information about risk, prevention, screening, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and support for all cancers At the very mention of her name – Eve Ensler – I’m transported back in time. Suddenly it’s the year 2001 and I’m sitting in a darkened Philadelphia theater along with ten other women from my breast cancer support group.
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RSS feed for this sectionOncolink Poet-in-Residence and breast cancer survivor Alysa Cummings confesses to being totally hooked on books – memoir, poetry, non-fiction – and honestly, any form of media that addresses the cancer experience. Check out her blog postings for candid reviews of the newest additions to her CancerLand Bookshelf.
The CancerLand Bookshelf: What Will I Look Like?
What will I look like? The first time I ask the question, it’s one week before my scheduled lumpectomy.
The CancerLand Bookshelf: How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick
After fifteen years in CancerLand, I know this much is true. After patients hear their doctor say, “I’m sorry, it’s cancer,” they do one of two things.
CancerLand Bookshelf with Annette Bennington McElhiney
I use a digital camera and hunt for colorful spring flowers to tune into the artist in me, while ovarian cancer survivor Annette Bennington McElhiney paints an alter ego she has named Althea.
CancerLand Bookshelf: Chief Complaint: Brain Tumor
Author: John Kerastas Publisher: Sunstone Press, 2012 | $16.95 US Information: ISBN: 9780865349087 OncoLink Rating: At first glance, John Kerastas and I couldn’t be more different from one another. For starters, he’s a guy recovering from recent treatment for a brain tumor and I’m a 15 year breast cancer survivor. Then there’s the issue of geography; [...]