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A New Monologue for Eve Ensler, Re-enacting Life with Cancer

By Jeff Lunden — 2018

If any feminist walks the walk, it's author, actress and activist Eve Ensler, best known for her play The Vagina Monologues. In 2009, Ensler went to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help victims of rape and torture create a sanctuary called City of Joy. That's when her own life got upended.

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How to Manage Fear of Cancer Recurrence—Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Living with the fear that cancer will return is common for both cancer survivors and their loved ones. Amy Grose, a social worker at Dana-Farber, discusses how to deal with fear of recurrence.

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2010
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Fear of Cancer Recurrence

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2017
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Fear of Dying—Young Adults with Cancer Series, “Moving Forward”

A cancer diagnosis often brings concerns about how long your life will be. In these two “Moving Forward” videos from ASCO and the LIVESTRONG Foundation, learn from oncology experts and young adult survivors about coping with this common fear.

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2012
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What Helped Me Get Through: Cancer Survivors Share Wisdom and Hope

Winner: 2009 National Health Information Award, Gold; Finalist: 2010 National Indie Excellence Award, Health & Well-being ——— This new book, edited by a breast cancer survivor, succinctly relates the experiences, both practical and sensitive, of hundreds of cancer survivors—including celebrities such...

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Julie K. Silver
2024
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Just Breathe: Dealing with Fear and Anxiety After Cancer

In this LiveLaughLearn video from Rethink Breast Cancer, Dr. Mary Elliott shares tips for dealing with stress and fear after a cancer diagnosis.

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2015
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‘Scanxiety’: The Fear and Anxiety of Cancer Screenings

People who are diagnosed with cancer often face a long, tough battle. And even if the disease goes into remission, the possibility that it could return causes a lot of grief. The fear and anguish can reach a breaking point when a cancer patient goes through their periodic screenings.

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2017
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Managing Cancer-Related Anxiety and General Mood Changes

Being diagnosed with cancer and undergoing treatment can impact a patient's mental well-being. This video discusses anxiety and general mood as it can relate to a cancer experience.

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2017
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Anxiety After Cancer: How Beating Cancer Makes Life Worse (And How to Turn it Around)

Through painful personal struggle and discovery, BH Lindblad discovered that life after cancer wasn't as he imagined. Crippling anxiety and PTSD plagued him for years, with no end in sight. From vigorous research, Lindblad found a dozen natural ways to cure his anxiety, for good.

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BH Lindblad
2019
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The Big Ordeal

Coping with cancer is hard. It is an emotional ordeal as well as a physical one, with known and somewhat predictable psychological responses. And yet, patients often feel isolated and alone when dealing with the stress, anxiety, depression, and existential crises so typical with a cancer diagnosis.

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Cynthia Hayes
2024
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Coping with Cancer: DBT Skills to Manage Your Emotions—and Balance Uncertainty with Hope

This compassionate book presents dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a proven psychological intervention that Marsha M. Linehan developed specifically for the impossible situations of life--and which she and Elizabeth Cohn Stuntz now apply to the unique challenges of cancer for the first time.

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Elizabeth Cohn Stuntz, Marsha M. Linehan
2024
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