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Newly diagnosed and not sure where to start? My (highly personal) and (totally unsolicited) advice for those facing a new cancer diagnosis. Being told you have cancer is never easy. Hearing that you are ‘sick’ when you do not necessarily feel ‘sick’ is hard to process. After going through this song and dance more than a few times, below are my personal thoughts on how to handle meetings with your care team to determine your treatment plan. It goes without saying that I am NOT a physician, have no medical degree, am not offering formal advice or cures or promises...

Many thanks to Ebony Harwood from ZayZoh for inviting Liz Benditt as a guest on her video podcast to talk about the importance of self care for cancer patients. We had a wonderful, honest, and highly personal chat about our own experiences as both patients and caregivers. Link is below - enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueRItmf6OEU

I like to think of myself as a medical miracle. I survived four cancers over 8 years: 2009: Melanoma Skin Cancer 2010: Thyroid Cancer 2015: Basal Cell Skin Cancer 2017: Breast Cancer By necessity, my approach to treating myself and my illnesses have changed over time. After experiencing VERY RARE side effects from thyroid surgery, I stopped automatically following ‘standard treatment’ protocols and took back control of my care and recovery process. I found that when I contributed to my treatment plans, I was better prepared for the inevitable side effects. Although the melanoma was by far my most potentially...

Hi. I’m Eve. I’m almost 15, I love volleyball and Grey’s Anatomy, and I’m the daughter of a four-time cancer survivor. Yes, you heard that right. Four separate cancers; eight years; one person. Some families play football, some families go to Harvard, but what do we do? We beat cancer.  I don’t remember much about my mom’s first 2 cancers since they all happened before I was 5 years old. I remember hearing my mom screaming in pain from a surgical complication as she was carried out by a stretcher in the middle of the night while my neighbors held...