Carole McCue

To each of us, work has a different meaning. It may provide an identity, self-esteem, financial security, health coverage, and fulfillment. I personally felt each of these as an RN...

Cancer as a chronic illness places new demands on patients and families to manage their own care. Self-care includes managing the medical aspects of the illness, managing life roles, and...

Experiencing and living through a cancer diagnosis involves taking charge in an overwhelming environment of tests, treatments and physician visits. As a cancer patient, one needs to learn how to...

Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep or cause you to wake up too early and not able to...

A while ago a friend asked what was the nicest thing that someone had done for me when I was diagnosed with cancer and undergoing chemotherapy. I immediately knew the...

Everyone gets tired and usually, a good night’s sleep will solve the problem. However, fatigue is a daily lack of energy, excessive whole-body tiredness not relieved by sleep. This is...

Nearly 1.3 million people in the U.S are living with or in remission from leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma. Blood cancers are the third leading cancer killer of Americans. An even...

The objects that we encounter every day can remind us that the simplest things in life can make a big difference. The cancer patient will go through different stages during...

Fortunately, the number of cancer survivors are increasing. However, cancer treatments are not without consequence and survivors must deal with the long-term effects of treatment. The Institute of Medicine (IOM)...

After ten months of a “watch and wait” approach for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, I was faced with enlarging lymph nodes, which were threatening to cause damage to my organs. My oncologist...

Last fall, I found myself as both a cancer survivor of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and caregiver. My husband became critically ill and was hospitalized for over six weeks in an acute...

Cancer patients often experience significant distress and can have a reduced quality of life. Cancer support groups involve the provision of emotional support informally or through structured intervention. The group...

Cancer patients may be susceptible to infections from their disease and from the treatment, which can destroy white blood cells (WBC). Our immune system is designed to recognize and destroy...

Getting out of the house on most days of the week may help older adults live longer according to a recent study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society...

Cancer patients try to maintain normalcy while receiving chemotherapy and other treatments. By using simple, plan-ahead strategies you can enjoy a vacation as an exciting getaway during your off weeks...

Living with cancer can be a difficult situation. Emotions can fluctuate from moment to moment. I recently learned of an interesting concept known as “radical acceptance.” It can be described...

Chemo brain commonly involves cognitive changes including a reduction in short term memory, speed of information processing, and a limited ability to organize information. During my chemotherapy, I had noticed...

Having a cancer diagnosis can be an overwhelming and fearful experience. I remember not wanting to talk about it to anyone. My husband was given strict orders to tell no...

It is normal to be anxious, fearful, and angry when a cancer diagnosis is suspected. I can remember how scared I felt even as an experienced RN. I truly had...

Someone once asked me what it was like to be an RN who has cancer. It made me think about the unique process of being both the patient and a...