The uncertainty and anxiety many of us feel right now is normal, but that doesn’t make things easier. Here a few ways to support your well-being during social distancing.

In the past few weeks, the Covid-19 pandemic has drastically changed many of our lives. During these uncertain times, it’s important to find ways to manage fear and anxiety to help alleviate day-to-day stressors.

Before his passing in November 2017, Jason Taylor wrote about his glioblastoma diagnosis and reflected on his cancer journey. A few years after his death, his wife, Alicia wrote about her own experience on caring for a loved one with cancer and moving forward after loss. Read their heartfelt words to learn more about their story.

Andy Sealy, a metastatic breast cancer patient at Penn, discusses some positive and negative experiences she's had throughout her journey and offers advice for those who may know someone diagnosed with metastatic cancer.

Getting used to your reconstructed breasts after surgery can be physically and emotionally taxing. This timeline walks you through what to expect.

While undergoing cancer treatment for the second time in her life, Marian Vallotton was determined to stare down her fear.

Self care isn't just for people with cancer. Helpers and caregivers need self care just as urgently, so that we can be present for our loved ones.

Palliative care is specialized care for people and families facing serious illnesses, like cancer. It addresses physical and emotional symptoms and helps people and families make personal decisions about care.

Hospice care provides humane and compassionate care for people in the final phases of incurable disease so that they may live as fully and comfortably as possible.

​People facing a serious illness can find it difficult to express their feelings to others. Writing is an effective way to handle the many different emotions triggered by living with cancer.