Join us for a three-day experience where patients, caregivers, and advocates unite against colorectal cancer. Register by October 14 for early bird pricing.
Every cancer journey is unique. Therefore, it is essential to respect the different ways in which patients and caregivers choose to travel the journey before them.
When Rahimah Phillips was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, she relied on her friends and support from the Colorectal Cancer Alliance to face treatment — and all of the challenges that came with it. Now, she’s managing a recurrence with a strong will to live and return to the life she cherished.
A cancer diagnosis and treatment can be challenging for both the body and the mind. Many patients describe difficult emotions such as loneliness, anger, guilt, sadness, and worry, in addition to feeling overwhelmed with uncertainty about their health and other areas of their life.
A normal and common response to the stress of a cancer diagnosis—especially after treatment completes—is to worry about it happening again. When cancer comes back it is called a recurrence, and fear and anxiety about recurrence can take many shapes and strike at any time.
I hope to be an inspiration to others and to convince people who haven’t had their colonoscopy that they need to do this. Stage IV is not a death sentence!
Michael Schnabel was determined to capture his daughter’s courage, strength, and love of life. He wanted to pass it on to her newborn son if she didn’t survive.
I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer six years ago, but my emotions about cancer still take me by surprise and bite me in the butt (pun intended) sometimes.
Pets can be an incredible source of comfort and joy for anybody but, for cancer patients, pet therapy can provide emotional and psychological support to enhance a person’s overall well-being.
An increased focus on peer-to-peer support has shown a promising way forward for cancer patients coping with the emotional and physical challenges of this disease.