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Survivor Stories

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Navigating Cancer Survivorship as a Transgender or Non-Binary Person
07.17.2023
This article originally ran on Cancer.net, a site developed by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Read the entire post here. Cancer and…
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Becoming a Warrior: The Big Reveal
09.20.2022
By Darcy Phillips This is part of an ongoing series featuring Darcy and her experience as an Evoke Warrior, training in a cancer rehabilitation…
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Finding a Bright Spot as a young mother with cancer
06.07.2022
By Haley Pollack, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Bright Spot Network In November 2018, I had just returned to work from my parental leave.…
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Becoming a 'Warrior', Part 3: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
06.01.2022
By Darcy Phillips This is part of an ongoing series featuring Darcy and her experience as an Evoke Warrior, training in a cancer rehabilitation…
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Thrive Book Club: These Precious Days
04.04.2022
This month’s Thrive Book Club pick is “These Precious Days,” a collection of essays by Ann Patchett released Nov. 23, 2021. The book is a reflection…
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Elko School Nurse, Melanoma Survivor, Sun Safety Advocate
05.03.2021
By Christine Thompson, NCC Cancer Prevention Programs Manager There’s a lot to be said for following your gut instinct, especially when it comes to…
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10 Free Offerings and Tools for Providing Lung Cancer Screening, Referrals, Survivorship Care, or Tobacco Use Treatment
11.09.2020
Please join us for this special Lung Cancer Awareness Month webinar presentation! November 12, 11:00 am At the…
Young Breast Cancer Survivor, Forged in Fire, Becomes Cancer Care Advocate
Young Breast Cancer Survivor, Forged in Fire, Becomes Cancer Care Advocate
10.01.2019
It was the worst of circumstances. A not-quite 28-year-old woman - newly relocated, unemployed, and uninsured - feels a small lump on her left breast…
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People Are Worth Fighting For: Debbie Anderson's Story
02.13.2019
Profiles of Courage: Debbie Anderson's Breast Cancer Survivor Story My name is Debbie Anderson, some may know me as an employee of Northeastern…
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Empowerment in Survivorship Through Self-Love
01.24.2018
Ashley L. doesn’t consider herself to be a survivor. “I just shoved it away and disassociated from the entire experience,” she says of the CIN 3…