Hi everyone,

If you missed out some I Had Cancer news recently then here is a recap of the past week. We will be continuing our blog that follows the TV series “Chasing Life” and could use more cancer survivors to tune in and send us a review of what they think of the show. Email nick@ihadcancer.com to find out more about our new blog. As always, please let us know if you have any questions, comments or requests for our team!

Recent Blog Posts (please email nick@ihadcancer.com to learn more)

• Are We Ever Really “Cancer-Free”? - For many survivors, the effects of cancer don't end when treatment does. In this guest blog post, Adele shares what she has experienced since treatment has ended, and how she copes with her new fears and questions. .
• Four Cancer Survivors Review “Chasing Life” | Ep. 5 - Have you tuned into the new ABC Series, "Chasing Life"? We asked cancer survivors to weigh in on the way the main character has navigated the cancer journey so far. 

Recent Dear Cancer Messages (What do you have to say to cancer? Let it out.)

• Dear Cancer, you came into my life on May 16, 2013 when my sister/best friend got AML. She fought for a year and 1 month when you took her on June 16, 2014. The pain and suffering you have caused my beautiful sister and I will never be forgotten. You took one of the most important people in my life away and I am never going to recover, she will never hold my hand, she will never walk at my side with her IV pole, she will never hug me, give me kisses and never tell me how much she loves me. You have destroyed my life and for this I will spend the rest of my existence trying to help others fight back the way I helped my sister. (click here to comment)
• Dear Cancer. You have been a pain since diagnosed. You made me sick 4 month before found, and now almost 2 years out the surgeries have caused scar tissue that makes it hard to do my job. You took one thing I truly miss is my memory. I use to be able to tell a tree by seeing it now I cant. You have cause depression that I am looking for help for, and you took my smile. NO more. I am going to find the old me. He was a great guy. (click here to comment)

Recent Facebook post (Don't forget to Like us on FB!)   

• "I am 25 years old and diagnosed with breast cancer. I finished chemo in March and I recently hit the halfway mark on my radiation." Here's to Gabrielle - beautiful with and without hair. #baldisbeautiful ( I Had Cancer Facebook Page)
• "If you ask me how I'm doing, and I answer honestly by telling you that I'm worried, please accept my answer. You asked and I answered. It might not be all sunshine, rainbows or fluffy kittens but it is where I am at. " (I Had Cancer Facebook page)

Recent Discussion Questions (Ask anything you want on our discussion board.)

• Do you have a port scar on you chest? Are you as self conscious about it as I am?!?!?! I've heard Vitamin E oil helps it heal and fade....any recommendations? (click here to answer)
• I finished chemotherapy two years ago. Towards the end of chemo and ever since, I've begun developing undiagnosable skin conditions and I am wondering if anyone has had a similar experience. I don't want to blame it on chemo, but it's the only thing I can come up with. (click here to answer) 

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Thanks for all of your support.
- The IHC Team

Hi everyone,
If you missed out some I Had Cancer news recently then here is a recap of the past week. We will be continuing our blog that follows the TV series “Chasing Life” and could use more cancer survivors to tune in and send us a review of what they think of the show. Email nick@ihadcancer.com to find out more about our new blog. As always, please let us know if you have any questions, comments or requests for our team!
Recent Blog Posts (please email nick@ihadcancer.com to learn more)

• Medicine Should Be Affordable For Everyone - No one should have to worry about finances when they are faced with a cancer diagnosis. Unfortunately, millions of people do. That's why Graham is part of a new initiative to increase access to affordable medicine. Read more.
• Five Cancer Survivors Review “Chasing Life” | Ep. 4 - Have you tuned into the new ABC Series, "Chasing Life"? We asked cancer survivors to weigh in on the way the main character has navigated the cancer journey so far. Read more. 

Recent Dear Cancer Messages (What do you have to say to cancer? Let it out.)

• Dear cancer, have I told you lately how much I hate you! 10 yrs ago you took my world from me, my mom! Then you took my aunt and then my uncle! 4 yrs ago you decided to come into me and for 2.5 yrs made my life hell ! I am in remission now but one day you will be back! I fought you once ill fight you again you bastard! You changed me! I am always in pain because of what you did to my back, I am always tired because of the medications I have to take because of you! I hate you so much and you always seem to go for the good people!! Maybe so many people wouldn’t have to suffer from you if you didn’t bring the drug companies so much money! Maybe one day the government and the drug companies will release the cure so no more people have to suffer from you!!! (click here to comment)
• Dear cancer, because of you I am a shell of myself and have to watch everyone around me suffer. (click here to comment)

Recent Facebook post (Don't forget to Like us on FB!)   

• Breathe in for 5 and out for 7. Repeat. ( I Had Cancer Facebook Page)
• Did you have to worry about your finances when you were diagnosed? Check out our most recent blog post for info on a new initiative to provide everyone with access to affordable medicine - Access Our Medicine (I Had Cancer Facebook page)

Recent Discussion Questions (Ask anything you want on our discussion board.)

• So it's been 10 years since I was diagnosed and I've looked for something to symbolise the 5 year struggle I had with cancer...I thought about doing three dates; diagnosis, bone marrow transplant and then remission. I just wanted to post and kind of ask if anyone thinks that's a mistake. Sometimes it feels like it never happened and all I suffered isn't real. This makes me feel weak and like I can't accomplish things so I want this tattoo as a reminder that I I've already done so much and I'm only 19. Does anyone have anything to say? I think maybe a small cancer ribbon at the bottom right. It will be under my scar on my ribs from the line I had into my heart. It's not to show off but a personal, meaningful tattoo (click here to answer)
• My mother is in her 6th week of 7 treatments after being diagnosed with stage 3 Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Head and Neck Cancer). Any suggestions on ways to spark enjoyment/interest in your daily life? Due to how sick she feels she has lost interest to do things she once enjoyed and isn't up for traveling very far, but is SO extremely bored that she wants to do something with her time. She feels that she may be depressed and will speak to her doctor about it. I'd really like to know if there's something you suggest that may be helpful. (click here to answer) 

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Thanks for all of your support.
- The IHC Team

Hi everyone,

If you missed out some I Had Cancer news recently then here is a recap of the past week. We will be continuing our blog that follows the TV series “Chasing Life” and could use more cancer survivors to tune in and send us a review of what they think of the show. Email nick@ihadcancer.com to find out more about our new blog. As always, please let us know if you have any questions, comments or requests for our team!

Recent Blog Posts (please email nick@ihadcancer.com to learn more)

• Dealing With Menopause and Infertility at 23 Years Old - When you are young and have your whole life ahead of you, the last thing that you think is going to happen to you is Cancer. This is a story of a young woman who has had to deal with infertility and menopause after Cancer treatments, like so many other survivors.

• Four Cancer Survivors Review “Chasing Life” | Ep. 3 - Have you tuned into the new ABC Series, "Chasing Life"? We asked cancer survivors to weigh in on the way the main character has navigated the cancer journey so far. Read more. 

Recent Dear Cancer Messages (What do you have to say to cancer? Let it out.)

• Dear cancer, have I told you lately how much I hate you! 10 yrs ago you took my world from me, my mom! Then you took my aunt and then my uncle! 4 yrs ago you decided to come into me and for 2.5 yrs made my life hell ! I am in remission now but one day you will be back! I fought you once ill fight you again you bastard! You changed me! I am always in pain because of what you did to my back, I am always tired because of the medications I have to take because of you! I hate you so much and you always seem to go for the good people!! Maybe so many people wouldn’t have to suffer from you if you didn’t bring the drug companies so much money! Maybe one day the government and the drug companies will release the cure so no more people have to suffer from you!!! (click here to comment)

• Dear cancer, because of you I am a shell of myself and have to watch everyone around me suffer. (click here to comment)

Recent Facebook post (Don't forget to Like us on FB!)   

• Don't fall for buzzwords - be a smart consumer. ( I Had Cancer Facebook Page)

• "I am 23 years old and I am going through menopause. "
  Can you relate? Check out Ashley's blog post to see how she has handles menopause and infertility at such a young age. (I Had Cancer Facebook page)

• "My name is Pat and I am a testicular cancer survivor. The tumor was discovered by luck as I was having pains in my groin while lifting weights. At the time, my future was in question but now I am bigger, faster, and stronger than ever, married to the love of my life and spend my free time running a cancer awareness campaign for young adults to 'Get Em Checked.'"
  Here's to Pat, his survival and his dedication to raising awareness! Don't forget, June is Men's Health Awareness month. Encourage the men in your life to#GetEmChecked. (I Had Cancer Facebook page) 

Recent Discussion Questions (Ask anything you want on our discussion board.)

• Has anyone had to deal with anxiety and/or depression as a result of chemotherapy or steroids? I am one year post treatment and although I am 90% back to myself physically, I am still weak emotionally and mentally from the chemotherapy. I feel that either the treatment, the steroids, or both, have affected my emotional functioning. I will be seeing someone in the psychiatry department to see if medication can help me. I am wondering if anyone else has been through a similar experience and has any advice. (click here to answer)

• I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma 4 yrs ago. Had chemo, radiation and a stem cell transplant. Up until my stem cell transplant the dr's had me taking so many steroids that I actually had so much energy. Once I was taking off my steroids and given my transplant I felt like death, then for the next year all I pretty much did was sleep. They told me it would take a while to get my energy back. I have to take a chemo pill every day and even though I have more energy than a year ago I'm still fatigued from my chemo pill! Soooo frustrated!!!!! Does anyone take chemo pills and feel fatigued? What can I do to get my energy back? (click here to answer) 

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Thanks for all of your support.
- The IHC Team

Hi everyone,

In case you haven’t checked in recently here is some of the recent news going on here at I Had Cancer. We have started a new blog that follows the TV series “Chasing Life” and are looking for cancer survivors to tune in and send us a review of what they think of the show. Email nick@ihadcancer.com to find out more about our new blog. As always, please let us know if you have any questions, comments or requests for our team!

Recent Blog Posts (please email nick@ihadcancer.com to learn more)

• Should You Go Back To Work After a Cancer Diagnosis? - Leah is a Stage IV Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor, as well as a cancer coach. In this guest blog post, she shares her tips on how to handle going back to work during and after cancer treatment. 
• The Cancertainment Critics: Two Survivors Review “Chasing Life”| Episodes 1& 2 - Have you tuned into the new ABC Series, "Chasing Life"? We asked two young adult cancer survivors to weigh in on the way the main character has navigated the cancer journey so far. Read more.

Recent Dear Cancer Messages (What do you have to say to cancer? Let it out.)

• Dear cancer, nobody can defeat someone's willing and passion for life.. (click here to comment)
• Dear Cancer, so many people suffer because of you. Nobody likes you. You need to leave. (click here to comment)

Recent Facebook post (Don't forget to Like us on FB!)   

• Ha-Ha, Cancer! Here's to Kristine and her adorable daughter - sticking their tongues out at cancer.#CancerLost #Survivor. ( I Had Cancer Facebook Page)
• Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Tony Gwynn, who has passed away after a multi-year battle with salivary gland cancer. #RIPTony  (I Had Cancer Facebook page)
• Those that have battled cancer know what true strength really is.  (I Had Cancer Facebook page) 

Recent Discussion Questions (Ask anything you want on our discussion board.)

• I had uterine cancer a few years ago, diagnosed a year after my breast cancer lumpectomy. Today I have confirmed recurrent endometrial cancer. Anyone experience a similar diagnosis? (click here to answer)
• I had Non hodgkins lymphoma in 2011, after 8 chemoRCHOP sessions and 3 weeks intense radiotherapy I got the all clear! However not 2 and a half years later I'm still struggling to loose weight! Has or is anyone else going through this and is there any answers that can help me. (click here to answer) 

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Thanks for all of your support.
- The IHC Team

Hi everyone,

Here is some of the recent news going on here at IHadCancer! Our founder, Mailet Lopez, is co-hosting a NYC networking event for women in health & wellness on 06/18. Check it out here: http://www.womenyouneedtoknow.biz/. Please let us know if you have any questions, comments or requests for our team!

Recent Blog Posts (please email nick@ihadcancer.com to learn more)

• A Cancer Survivor Struggles With Anxiety- Are you struggling with anxiety after having been diagnosed with cancer? In this guest blog post, Amanda shares her struggles with anxiety and how she eventually learned to cope with this disorder.
• Sex After Cancer: Going To Vaginal Boot Camp - Has cancer impacted your sex life? In this guest blog post, a writer currently in treatment for a recurrence of Fallopian tube cancer talks honestly about how cancer has affected her sexually and what she intends to do about it. 

Recent Dear Cancer Messages (What do you have to say to cancer? Let it out.)

• Dear cancer, nobody can defeat someone's willing and passion for life.. (click here to comment)
• Dear Cancer. Thanks to you i didn't do all the things i wish i could have done. Thanks to you i don't feel like a normal teen, and i really wish i was. (click here to comment)

Recent Facebook post (Don't forget to Like us on FB!)   

• Do you struggle with anxiety as a result of a cancer diagnosis? You're not the only one. Check out our most recent blog post to learn more about Amanda's story and find out how she copes. ( I Had Cancer Facebook Page)
• What has been your experience with work and cancer? We are proud community partners of Cancer and Careers and we're learning a lot at their National Conference today. Check out this great org if you haven't already! #CACconf  (I Had Cancer Facebook page)
• What would you say in a letter to future doctors?#DearDoctor Here's what our founder has to say after our visit with the American Medical Student Association: huff.to/1lqiQvB  (I Had Cancer Facebook page) 
• Did you tune into Chasing Life tonight? What do you think about this new series? #cancerlife #chasinglife (I Had Cancer Facebook Page)

Recent Discussion Questions (Ask anything you want on our discussion board.)

• Have people told you that you have changed since the cancer? If so, have they said how you have changed? People have commented that I have changed. (click here to answer)
• Has anyone used Animal Therapy (Pet Therapy) to help you get through rigorous treatments like chemotherapy or radiation? (click here to answer) 

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Thanks for all of your support.
- The IHC Team