Cancer Truth Note: #109 Cancer screenings need to start earlier, not later.  This is a universal challenge. My friends in the colorectal cancer world were in Washington D.C. last week telling their...

Cancer Truth Note: #108 Black women have a 40% higher breast cancer mortality rate than white women. Priority needs to be put on closing this healthequity gap. It is a fact that black women are...

Cancer Truth Note: #107 Cancer is no longer the death sentence it is believed to be. A 2023 report shows a 33% decrease in the cancer death rate since 1991, with an estimated 3.8 million cancer...

Cancer Truth Note: #106 Morning person or night owl? Navigating cancer or illness may shine a light on your natural preferences.   I have always been a night owl. I come by it pretty honestly. My...

Cancer Truth Note: #105 COVID-19 and chemo look different on everyone. While there is a set of expectations no one can be sure what applies to them until they experience it.  When I was diagnosed...

Cancer Truth Note: #104 COVID-19 provided an opportunity for everyone to better understand how to protect others when we do not feel well. Something cancer survivors were already aware of. Learn...

Cancer Truth Note: #103 Treatment may feel like a sprint. Recovering from treatment is a marathon. Diagnosis is a whirlwind. If your cancer is early stage treatment may feel like a sprint. Often our...

Cancer Truth Note: #102 Personal trainers should want to know what medications you take and that you are cleared to exercise. Answer their questions. As certified professionals trainers should...

Cancer Truth Note: #101 50% of women are at risk for heart disease, just because you are female. If you had chemo or left side radiation, your risk is greater than 50%. February is heart awareness...