When Clare (Riverdale) was diagnosed with non small-cell lung cancer, her husband was already living with prostate cancer. While supporting each other through chemotherapy and radiation, the couple has made an effort to eat healthy and keep up the active lifestyle they led before. We recently connected with Clare, who emphasized “the value of a […]
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Canadian Dan Hennessey (Goalie at PatientsLikeMe) started out as a prostate cancer patient. Today, following successful treatment, he is not only a prostate cancer survivor, but an author, speaker and activist in the prostate cancer awareness movement. In honor of National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we’ve interviewed Dan to learn about his experience and find
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Have you been seeing pink this month – such as on the lids of your Yoplait yogurt? That’s because it’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a partnership of numerous organizations working together to promote breast cancer awareness, share information on the disease and provide greater access to screening services. Here at PatientsLikeMe, we have 147
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National Cancer Survivors Day was recently celebrated on June 5th. According to the organization behind it, the purpose of this annual event – now in its 24th year – is to “show the world that life after a cancer diagnosis can be meaningful and productive.” To help illustrate this inspiring message, we’d like to share
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