HEAL Living Well After Cancer  

 
             
       
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Beginnings
 
Take and Give
A message from the Heal team
 
 
People
 
Scenes From a Cancer Quest

Scenes From a Cancer Quest
A filmmaker with a rare vasular cancer turns the lens on herself

 
Extraordinary Care

Extraordinary Care
Q&A with Brian Elliott, RN, and the Extraordinary Healer winning essay

 
More PEOPLE News >
 
 
Body
 
Help for Where It Hurts Help for Where It Hurts [COVER STORY]
For people with chronic pain, being informed — and proactive — could prove life-changing
 
New Hope for Old Wounds New Hope for Old Wounds
A variety of techniques can help minimize the appearance of surgical scars
 

Pain Advocacy 101
Pain management policy, from state to state

 
More BODY News >
 
 
Spirit
 
Sculpting a Legacy

Sculpting a Legacy
In commemoration [and celebration], survivors create casts of breasts affected by cancer

 
Lower Extremeties

Lower Extremities
Life is crazy, hospitals are crazy, and catheters are crazier still

 
Lessons in Spirit

Lessons in Spirit
A grim cancer diagnosis provided a new "faith in things unseen"

 

 

 

 
Knowledge
 
Ready for Retirement?

Ready for Retirement?
Building wealth now may be vital to your health in later years

 
Cancer Worldview
Cancer prevention must be an international effort in the coming decades
 
Records for Life

Records for Life
Knowing the specifics of your treatment may matter — and not just to you

 
More KNOWLEDGE News >
 
 
Connections
 
One Cup at a Time

One Cup at a Time
When life handed a little girl neuroblastoma, she made lemonade

 
Turning the Pages
Research for Internet-savvy survivors
 
More CONNECTIONS News >
 
 
Transitions
 
Prescription for Living

Prescription for Living
A nursing research article helps pave the way for medical care after cancer treatment ends

 
Shunning the Sidelines

Shunning the Sidelines
Cheers for Elizabeth Edwards, who isn't letting cancer stop her

 
A Dress for Duress

A Dress for Duress
Couples' major fights seem to escalate after cancer treatment ends

 
 
Prevention
 
Making Meals Matter Making Meals Matter
What you eat [and how much you exercise] can effect your cancer risk
 

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Voices Voices
What Made You Laugh?
 
Letters