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Identity & cancer

Below are the best resources we could find on Identity and cancer.

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Returning to Real Life after Cancer

You've waited anxiously for the moment when the doctor will tell you you're cancer free. But what happens next? Dr. Wendy Baer, a psychiatric oncologist, gives tips for getting back to your life.

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Learning to Accept (if Not Love) My Scar

The scar represented the loss of my younger self’s sense of invulnerability, and — no surprise — triggered a fear of death.

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Body Image and Cancer—Macmillan Cancer Support

Treatments like surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormonal therapy can change the way your body looks, works or feels. In this video, Richard, Peter, Heather and Stacey talk about the physical effects of cancer and its treatment.

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Tips on Finding a New Job or Changing Career after Cancer Treatment

Whether you’re looking for a new job or considering a new career direction, this month’s article has plenty of practical advice to help you.

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“Real Talk”: Body Image—Interviews with Young Adult Breast Cancer Survivors

“Real Talk”: Body Image—Interviews with Young Adult Breast Cancer Survivors

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Free the Nippleless! From Ourselves and the Shame of Living in a Society that Rarely Acknowledges Us

For women like me who lose our nipples to breast cancer, learning to love our changed bodies can be a journey.

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Issues with How You Look, Body Image, and Breast Cancer by Julie Charlish

Julie Charlish talks about body image issues and breast cancer from her own experience.

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Cancer and the Power of Imagination

Using your Imagination while undergoing cancer treatment is very important. Everything is going to seem bleak and dark. Most of what you are going to hear from other people will be negative. Everyone is going to pity you which is hard to take. You must imagine yourself strong and healthy.

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Season 4, Episode 5: Can You Make Hair for Me?

Eileen was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2018. Eileen experienced the loss of identity and sense of self. Listen in as we take a deep dive into how the act of creating can provide a necessary outlet for processing and understanding the cancer experience.

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