Leah “Seven summers ago, she was soaking in the season.

But beneath the surface, something was quietly growing.

Cancer had already begun to take root on her chest, completely unnoticed; the deadliest type of skin cancer, melanoma." #CancerCommunity #IHadCancer

What 5 words do you have to say to cancer today? "You can't steal my JOY!" - Heather #5Words2Cancer #ihadcancer

Meet Casey: 3-Time Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survivor & Cancer C... On Friday, February 14th, while sitting in the ER, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at 31 years old. I actually think I blacked out when I heard those words. Then I looked at my...

"On Friday, February 14th, while sitting in the ER, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at 31 years old.

I was immediately admitted to the hospital for the next 28 days. My whole life as I knew it was over."

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"There’s no cure for a lot of these illnesses that people experience. It’s very frustrating. We can’t compete with one another in the chronic illness community, we have to work together." #Cancer #MultipleSclerosis #IHadCancer

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What do you have to say about cancer this #WorldCancerDay? Participate in our #5Words2Cancer challenge and share your message with the world. The cancer community is one of the strongest communities out there; let's make our presence known!

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Mental Health & Faith During Cancer Eight years is a long time to cope with having cancer. Initially, there was a lot of grief and mourning for the loss of my mobility. I was such a healthy person who exercised every day, ate...

"Eight years is a long time to cope with having cancer. I was a healthy person who exercised every day, ate healthy, and got my mammograms and pap smears regularly. I did all the 'right things' & still ended up with cancer."

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People look at me now on this new medication and think everything is great. They don’t realize how depressing it was for me to lose so much more of my hearing. I avoid large crowds, it’s too noisy and I can’t hear. #cancerawareness #ihadcancer #disabilityawareness

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Cancer Changed The Way I View The Holidays Cancer made me more conscious and selfish of my time during the holidays. That sounds awful but it is the honest truth. Coping with an incurable cancer made me more selective on how I spend my...

Coping with an incurable cancer made me more selective on how I spend my holidays. I have made it a priority to try and schedule holiday events on days other than the actual holiday. Who says a holiday has to be celebrated on the official date, anyway? #ihadcancer

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Free Printable Cancer Awareness Calendar 2025 We know how difficult it is to keep track of cancer awareness days, weeks, and months - but we also know how important it is to always stay aware, even about a cancer that you may not have a...

Subscribe to the #IHadCancer Newsletter for a free 2025 Calendar of Cancer Awareness!

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Each month features an inspirational quote encouraging you to keep going during life's low moments.

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Meet Burt Rosen: Adventures With a Stage IV Pancreatic Neuroendocri... On July 1st, 2022, I was admitted to the hospital for liver failure, an ammonia buildup in my brain, and internal bleeding. Because of the life-threatening internal bleeding, they scanned me all...

My endocrine system cancer originated in the pancreas and was Stage IV. My internal monologue at diagnosis was, “OK, I have cancer, and I’ll worry about that tomorrow. Let’s not die from the bleeding today." #ihadcancer

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Join our feed #IHadCancer to share your personal cancer story. Give & receive support, whether you're in active treatment, a long-term survivor, newly diagnosed, or a caregiver.

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Jane’s Journey With Myelodysplastic Syndrome I have myelodysplastic syndrome, a very rare cancer where the red blood cells fail to develop in the bone marrow. For a long time, doctors didn’t call this syndrome “cancer.” With more research,...

"You have myelodysplastic syndrome.” As I tried to process those words, she continued “The average lifespan is 104 months, just take this medication.” Then she walked out.
This was a reprehensible way to treat anyone.

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What are you grateful for this week?

"I am grateful for my husband and my family for being supportive during my battle with Stage IV Mantle Cell Lymphoma" - Barb

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