Cancer FAQ: Patients & Navigating Life with Cancer

There are so many questions for both patients and caregivers outside of cancer medical treatment. Some of the most pressing topics and the most popular advice shared by our The Patient Story community include:

• How do we break the news of the cancer diagnosis to our loved ones? Especially to my kids?
• Do I need to self-advocate as patient and caregiver in the medical decisions?
• What’s the best way to deal with hair loss? What’s the difference between human-hair and synthetic-hair wigs?
• Can we get pregnant after cancer treatment?

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