Chris Lewis should know something about the emotional impact of cancer. In addition to his own cancer journey, which included seven years of constant treatment, he’s the founder of Chris’s Cancer Community, a well-known online support forum for cancer survivors. His raw and honest posts, primarily about the emotional impact of cancer, have earned… Read More »
You and the C-Word (no, not THAT C-word…)
Let’s say you have neuropathy, fatigue, or other troublesome symptoms that have hung on since you finished cancer treatment. You’ve asked your medical team what to do, but their only reply is “that will go away eventually.” You’re not sure you believe that anymore, because it’s been some time since treatment ended and nothing is… Read More »
When it comes to cancer, hope is not enough
Mark Roby is a 12 year survivor of a rare sarcoma, for which he was given 6 months to live. To survive that diagnosis, for which there is no standard course of treatment, Mark couldn’t afford to place himself at the mercy of the medical establishment. His healing required clear intentions, incredible persistence, and no… Read More »
It’s Easy, It’s Free…and It Prevents Cancer – Part 2
In part 1, we discovered an emerging trend of evidence linking the Relaxation Response to the healthy function of Nuclear Factor kappa-beta, or NFkB. This is very important to cancer survivors: dysfunction of NFkB promotes cancer initiation and development, by means of increased inflammation, increased damage to DNA, increased cell proliferation and suppression of cell… Read More »
Lessons Learned from my First Webinar (and your replay!)
Thanks for your patience as we worked through Wednesday’s technical challenge to bring you “Taming the Tiger: A Simple Path to Releasing Your Fear of Cancer Recurrence.” You’ll find your replay link below. When things started going wrong right before air time, I’ll admit my first reaction was embarrassment that I couldn’t pull off a… Read More »