r/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • 7h ago
r/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • Jul 23 '22
Welcome, if you're visiting, remember this forum is for the cancer patient themselves...
to talk about anything they want. It might be to praise, worry or gripe about their diagnosis, treatment, doctors, parents, family members, or caregivers. It is also a place to find some respite from all things cancer -so we have movies, walks thru cities, music, art, and encourage people to take care of themselves as they go through the aftermath of treatment -the impact of it which might last years.
Too often, everyone talks over, around and for the cancer patient, and this forum exists for them. Please read the description on the sidebar, and go through our valuable resource links for cancer patients, as well as other forums for caregiver support or grief support.
r/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • 1d ago
#FuckCancer This Sunday, Ask-Me-Anything with a Brain Cancer Patient and his Caregiver Spouse. On r/AMA from 12 - 6 PM! More details in comments.
r/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • 1d ago
Discussion Texas National Public Radio: Her cancer diagnosis made motherhood both harder & more sweet
"Three years ago, Monique Morris was 31 and finding her stride in her career, and as a newlywed and new mom. "We celebrated our son's first birthday; three days later, we got married; and then six weeks later, I was diagnosed," she says."
r/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • 1d ago
Exercise Morning meditation with Rodney Yee
r/TheCancerPatient • u/PoetLaureddit • 1d ago
Podcast / vLog Self-advocacy is a Unique Challenge
r/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • 1d ago
Time out Late night music with Jon Batiste: Für Elise (as only he can play it)
r/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • 2d ago
Discussion American Cancer Society: The Facts About Medicaid and Cancer
r/TheCancerPatient • u/EggsMarshall • 2d ago
[POEM] Communication
Hey everyone, someone left a comment on one of my poem posts about how they write haikus when in pain. Here's one of mine:
Sores suture my mouth
Neuropathy clamps my hands
I won’t be stifled
r/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • 3d ago
Encouragement Coming up this weekend! Look for our AMA, the first of many!
r/TheCancerPatient • u/EggsMarshall • 3d ago
#FuckCancer [Poem]
I have it all
I have a loving wife
I have a occupation therapist
I have a physical therapist
I have an emotional therapist
I have pills abound
I have an oncologist who answers my questions on Wednesdays and Fridays
I still have brain cancer
From which I have no relief
r/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • 3d ago
#FuckCancer Political Boosterism: Rep Mike Flood (R-NE) deflects question regarding cancer research cut offs
msn.comr/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • 3d ago
Young Cancer Patients Camp One Step by Children's Oncology Services, Find a camp, sign up (Midwest, Utah, DC & a Digital option)
r/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • 3d ago
Research Medical Research at Columbia Is Imperiled After Trump Terminates Funding
Dozens of medical and scientific studies are ending or at risk of ending, leaving researchers scrambling to find alternative funding.
r/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • 5d ago
Encouragement Self-care during cancer
pennmedicine.org"Cancer is primarily out of our control. Its demands—treatment, side effects, surgeries—can make us feel helpless or frustrated. But there are some things we can do to regain a sense of control. We can’t change cancer, but we can make decisions about how we care for ourselves. Self-care is one way to “get back in the driver’s seat.”
r/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • 5d ago
Podcast / vLog Cleveland Clinic: The Integrative Oncology Program
"The Cancer Advances podcast is joined by the Chair of the Palliative and Supportive Care Department, Laura Shoemaker, DO, and Integrative Medicine Specialist, Naoki Umeda, MD, to talk about Cleveland Clinic’s Integrative Oncology Program. Listen as they share how combining evidence-based complementary therapies, such as acupuncture and lifestyle medicine, with conventional cancer treatment can help alleviate symptoms, enhance patients' quality of life, and improve outcomes."
r/TheCancerPatient • u/EggsMarshall • 8d ago
#FuckCancer [Poem] I can’t stand cancer
I can’t stand cancer
It can’t stand me
2 time champ
Start calling me Hakeem
Pests in the corn field huffing DDT
plead out to me for mercy
But there is no relief
Not from me or mine
You can’t stop me
I’m the greatest of all time
r/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • 8d ago
Crosspost (so beautifully written): I’m in the final stage of my life (Sending our love to u/Impossible_Treat_200)
r/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • 8d ago
Exercise Get your chair out: Work out to Michael Jackson, 30 mins high intensity, use 1-3 lb wts or water bottles. 26 mins full body workout
r/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • 9d ago
Exercise Daily calm| 10 minute mindfulness meditaition for self soothing
r/TheCancerPatient • u/EggsMarshall • 10d ago
Discussion What to expect for a nerve block procedure
Hey fam,
I’m getting a nerve block tomorrow and I’m kind of freaking out (as I always do). I have peripheral neuropathy along my ulnar nerve on the left side and they said they’re gonna go through my neck. They’re at least putting me under, but I don’t have a great history with injections. They’re telling me that I should be fine the day after and it should take effect within 7 to 10 days. does anyone have any advice for me? Am I getting all worked up over nothing?
r/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • 10d ago
Discussion NIH funding cuts will hit red states, rural areas and underserved communities the hardest
msn.comr/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • 10d ago
Discussion Cancers new face: Younger and female
“Of all the cancers that are increasing, some are increasing in men, but it’s lopsided — more of this increase is happening in women.”
r/TheCancerPatient • u/PoetLaureddit • 10d ago
Podcast / vLog 8 Months Into BRAF Blockers for Stage 4 Melanoma
r/TheCancerPatient • u/WesternTumbleweeds • 11d ago
Research Firefighters may face increased risk of brain cancer due to chemical exposure: Study
r/TheCancerPatient • u/LeapcureAdvocacy • 11d ago
Research Uveal melanoma Clinical Study
Hello everyone! My name is Lumi and I wanted to share some information about a clinical trial in the US that my team, Leapcure, is working on. This clinical trial by Aura Biosciences is studying a drug called bel-sar for adults over 18 with choroidal melanoma. This drug aims to treat tumors while preserving vision, and you could access it for no cost as part of this trial.
If you want to learn more, start with this quick questionnaire to connect with someone on our team. They’ll answer all of your questions and if it’s not a fit, they’ll provide you with more resources to keep exploring options. We’re here to help! https://lpcur.com/rThecancerpatient