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...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...

...I didn’t realise I could get anxious, or that travel anxiety would become a part of my life. But it did. And I only realised it a couple of years...

...I was your everyday high school student before being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in 2003. Going into my junior year at 15 years old, I spent the summer months...

...When I learned I had leukemia, my first thought was to be treated close to home at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass. The local hematologist who diagnosed me said...

...Prior to being diagnosed with multiple myeloma, I commuted to work by bike every day. It was a ten-mile ride each way. Where I live is flat, so it wasn’t...

...If you were going to be in a room for a good period of time, you would want something more welcoming than a harsh overhead light and bare walls. In...

...Several years ago, I attended a "Blood Cancer Day" co-sponsored by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the University of Pennsylvania. Survivorship was the topic of the keynote address. I...

...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...

...Every year, National Cancer Survivors Day is celebrated on the first Sunday in June. I’ve been celebrating it for 10 years now, since I was first diagnosed with follicular lymphoma...

...A diagnosis of cancer carries a psychosocial and physical impact for anyone, and for the youngest patients, there are added considerations. Because they are in the midst of development, children...