In honor of National Cancer Survivors Day on Sunday, June 2nd, Bag It’s own Mikey Shock has shared her personal journey of coming to terms with being a cancer survivor.

12News (KPNX-TV, NBC) features survivor, Dorothy Lynn Boddy and Hodgkin’s International.

Roughly 50 years have passed since Erin Cummings beat cancer as a high school student.

This is a wonderful, short essay by a woman whose survivor experience has made her think twice about how she perceives herself.

In this insightful and intriguing essay, Dr. Stacey Wentworth looks at how to evaluate the doctor-patient relationship. She offers some key guidelines for helping survivors determine if they are in the right place, with the right person, at the right time.

The author hits the nail on the head with this one. This short piece beautifully and concisely describes yet another of the emotional battles that cancer survivors endure.

Here is a brief article on a subject that we know all too well. It seems to be virtually impossible to escape the “post cancer fear” phenomenon, no matter how well you may be feeling. It may be even more difficult for those of us who continue to experience the late effects of treatments. As the wonderful Roseanne Roseannadanna used to say, “It’s always something!” Owning those fears, as it turns out, could be part of turning the corner.

By Matt Ellis and Regina Norfolk – January 2024 marked 25 years that Elena Togashi has been in remission from Hodgkin lymphoma. To mark this incredible milestone, the 45-year-old cancer survivor will run this year’s Boston Marathon with the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team.

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society offers numerous programs and webinars via their website and “The Bloodline With LLS.” This webinar is a great example of how LLS continues to support survivors of all ages. Monica Bryant, cancer rights attorney and founder of “Triage Cancer” provides spot-on advice as well as several resources on the subject of financial toxicity.

Hodgkin’s International was honored to be mentioned in this recent article about late effects that appeared in “Cancer Today,” a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research.