As we close out Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, our partners at the Testicular Cancer Foundation share valuable information about testicular cancer awareness, prevention and detection. Did you know that testicular cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer for men that fall between the ages of 15 and...
By Barbara Musser of SexyAfterCancer.com We all understand the need for physical health and how precious that can be when we are on the cancer journey. Serious or chronic health issues like cancer change our lives and we have the opportunity to take responsibility for our...
At the beginning of 2016, headlines all over the country read something like “63% Of Americans Don't Have Enough Savings to Cover A $500 Emergency.” This alarming statistic was according to a 2015 study by Bankrate.com. What it really meant is that nearly two-thirds of...
Too many people are caught off guard by the cost of a funeral. In general, funeral costs are not something you think about until you are at a very vulnerable point in your life. You are grieving the loss of a loved one and at...
The cancer community is full of supportive resources. Today we’d like to shine a light on a resource from the McKesson Foundation: Giving Comfort. Giving Comfort is a program that puts together and delivers comfort kits to patients suffering from cancer. Working with hospitals, care...
by Aditi Narayan, MSW; LIVESTRONG Program Manager When Ana heard the words “you have cancer” at the age of 23, she was in shock. She told her parents right away. Her mother wanted to know whether she could still have children after treatment for cervical cancer. Her...
Regardless of the type of job you have, if you need to take time off work because of your cancer diagnosis and treatment, you should learn about your employment rights. More people are familiar with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which is the...
What is it? Lymphedema is an abnormal collection of high-protein fluid just beneath the skin. This swelling, or edema, occurs most commonly in the arm or leg, but can also occur in other parts of the body. The collection of the high-protein fluid attracts more fluid to...
Late yesterday evening, a bill was introduced in Congress to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare). Prior to the actual introduction of this piece of legislation, there was a lot of speculation about what would be included, and although...
By Michelle Andrews of Kaiser Health News When Sean Meyers was in a car accident on a November evening three years ago, he was flown by air ambulance to the emergency department at Inova Fairfax Hospital, in Northern Virginia. With his arm broken in four places,...