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After The Diagnosis

What to expect

Dealing with Treatment

Coping Day to Day
Conquer Your Fears
Your Healing Attitude
Manage Your Stress

People Around You
Your Partner
Your Children
Your Doctor
Your Friends & Coworkers

Moving Forward
Living with Recurrence
Beyond Cancer

"Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul.
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all."
--Emily Dickinson, Poet

Cancer forces you to face emotional and difficult issues from self-esteem and fear of death to the daily challenges of family life. Will I survive? Who will take care of my family? Will the cancer come back? Will I ever be well again?

In this section, you can information to help you understand your fears and fight stress. The key to coping is to nourish hope and foster a positive outlook -- one day at a time.











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