For this cancer survivor, the new year starts every day. The holidays of December are upon us, and the dawning of a new year with cancer in my life is about to begin. Dates become milestones for many ...

Time is a relevant way of recording events during one's cancer journey but it's important to keep a proper perspective. The sun rose today, and I was glad. Another sunrise meant another day of life. I ...

Breast cancer: It's a diagnosis that can lay bare the essence of who a woman is, or wants to be. Suddenly, non-essentials -- the false friends and the trivial pursuits -- fall away. Life gets stripped ...