Survivor Stories
Survivors Keynote Cancer Summit with Panel Discussion
05.10.2024
We all likely know at least one cancer survivor; many of us work with survivors daily, and some of us are survivors. For those who don't fall into…
Navigating Cancer Survivorship as a Transgender or Non-Binary Person
07.17.2023
This article originally ran on Cancer.net, a site developed by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Read the entire post here.
Cancer and…
Becoming a Warrior: The Big Reveal
09.20.2022
By Darcy Phillips
This is part of an ongoing series featuring Darcy and her experience as an Evoke Warrior, training in a cancer rehabilitation…
Finding a Bright Spot as a young mother with cancer
06.07.2022
By Haley Pollack, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Bright Spot Network
In November 2018, I had just returned to work from my parental leave.…
Becoming a 'Warrior', Part 3: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
06.01.2022
By Darcy Phillips
This is part of an ongoing series featuring Darcy and her experience as an Evoke Warrior, training in a cancer rehabilitation…
Becoming a 'Warrior': Part 1
04.11.2022
By Darcy Phillips
“I would not take back what I suffered to gain this.”~ Suleika Jaouad, Between Two Kingdoms
As difficult as breast cancer…
People Are Worth Fighting For: Debbie Anderson's Story
08.26.2021
Profiles of Courage: Debbie Anderson's Breast Cancer Survivor Story
My name is Debbie Anderson, some may know me as an employee of…
Elko School Nurse, Melanoma Survivor, Sun Safety Advocate
07.14.2021
By Christine Thompson, NCC Cancer Prevention Programs Manager
There’s a lot to be said for following your gut instinct, especially when it comes…
Brigette's Story
06.01.2021
It was the worst of circumstances. A not-quite 28-year-old woman - newly relocated, unemployed, and uninsured - feels a small lump on her left…
Empowerment in Survivorship Through Self-Love
05.28.2021
Ashley L. doesn’t consider herself to be a survivor.
“I just shoved it away and disassociated from the entire experience,” she says of the…