HEAL Living Well After Cancer  

 
             
       
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Beginnings
 
A Time to Heal
A message from the Heal team
 
 
People
 
Life Choices

Life Choices [COVER STORY]
Erin Zammett Ruddy, a survivor of chronic myelogenous leukemia, wants to have a baby. To do so, she’ll have to stop taking a life-saving medicine.

 
From Secrecy to Advocacy

From Secrecy to Advocacy
Actor Richard Roundtree leaves his macho mark on a pink-ribbon world.

 
Defining Survivorship

Defining Survivorship
A Q&A with Julia Rowland, PhD, director of the National Cancer Institute’s Office of Cancer Survivorship.

 
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Body
 
Beauty After the Beast Beauty After the Beast
Helping yourself re-emerge once cancer treatment is over
 
Building Better Bones
New research suggests that magnesium may be an important factor in bone density.
 
Where Art & Science Intersect

Where Art & Science Intersect
Practitioners see benefits of tai chi after cancer, while scientists have only begun to look.

 
Understanding ED

Understanding ED
Erectile dysfunction has a variety of causes — and treatment options.

 
Doorway to a Heart

Doorway to a Heart
New professional guidelines increase the odds for some cancer survivors who need a cardiac transplant.

 
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Spirit
 
Return to 'Normal' Rodeo

Return to ‘Normal’ Rodeo
Getting back to normal after cancer treatment is harder than riding a bull for a few seconds —  although it may be akin to being run over by the bull.

 
From Surviving to Thriving

From Surviving to Thriving
Meet some survivors who have renewed their sense of joy and meaning after a cancer diagnosis.

 
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Knowledge
 
The Survivor Has Arrived

The Survivor Has Arrived
Why now — more than ever before — life after cancer is part of the public discourse

 
Mutations & Math
In their arsenal of strategic defenses against cancer, medical scientists may soon be adding a new weapon: math.
 
Making the Most of Medicare

Making the Most of Medicare
More coverage means more people receive colorectal screenings, and colon cancers are caught earlier.

 
 
Connections
 
Why I Wanted My Tumor Back

Why I Wanted My Tumor Back
Several years after my surgery it dawned on me: My tumor — the very thing that nearly killed me — could one day hold the key to new therapies that may save my life.

 
Media Mall
 
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Transitions
 
Beyond 'Cured'

Beyond ‘Cured’
The Valley of the Shadow of Death is a real place for those who have had cancer, but to live our lives we must face the valley and make it our own.

 
Who's Got You Covered?

Who’s Got You Covered?
How cancer survivors can navigate change in health insurance options.

 
 
Prevention
 
The Vitamin D Difference The Vitamin D Difference
When it comes to cancer prevention, plain old vitamin D might finally be ready for its day in the sun.

 

Also
 
Voices Voices
Lessons from the front lines of survivorship.
 
Advisory Board