Cancer Survivorship

Cancer is something that everyone fears and for those who have already been hit, long for recovery. Heal and Cure magazine have found the place in cancer patients lives to help them recover. In the up and coming blog supporting these magazines, the home page of the blog should have a welcoming tag line that draws in the audience. Knowing that cancer patients are aware of the magazines Heal and Cure, because my grandmother has been diagnosed and is currently being treated for breast cancer who reads Cure, the mission statement provides a credible statement cancer patients are aware of.

I believe it is important, being on the Relay For Life board at SMU, that people are aware of fundraiser events that are going on to support cancer research. A side bar would be great on the blogsite of Heal and Cure to have fundraiser information: money being raised, goals, entertainment, and how survivors and cancer victims could help and contribute by volunteering or being included in survivorship programs during the events. These women and men should have the opportunity to share their cancer story with the groups that strive to cure and research cancer. The American Cancer Society website, www.cancer.org, provides links to different fundraising events as well as survivorship ideas and facts as a way to be healthy.

Who wouldn’t enjoy a spa day? I am trying to put myself in the shoes of our audience, and personally would enjoy a “Spoil yourself” type of section including spas and group exercise facilities such as water aerobics and yoga information for those who are still weak from treatments to enjoy. After a long treatment process, every woman and man deserve a little bit of spoiling, why not a day at the spa. We could provide links to spas to encourage relaxation and allowing cancer patients and survivors that it is okay to spoil themselves.

Cancerfightingstrategies.com is a site that would be a great addition to the Heal and Cure blog as a way for patients and visitors to research ways in which they can aim at focusing on their life and making it cancer free. My grandmother, who I mentioned before, finds great encouragement in reading recommended strategies towards a cancer free life. I think it calms her mind and fills her heart with joy knowing that people out there are providing this type of information and finds it enjoyable to read.

“The Cancer Blog” provides great factual information on different types of cancer that could be worth posting as a sidebar on the blog. Although patients are bombarded with statistics of their illnesses, I still find importance of having this information available on the blog, especially for those who are family members to cancer patients who research for their loved ones.

Medicineworld.org
In working with the new Heal blog, I have researched some websites I think would be good to add to the site. Medicineworld.org gives advice for good herbs to take while going through chemotherapy and good herbs to take to prevent cancer. It suggests good behavior changes to adopt in the road to prevent cancer. The site provides information on chemotherapy treatments and the latest health news involving cancer as well as multiple links to cancer statistics and information sites.

The Cardio Blog
The Cardio blog is full of information on healthy tips for your heart. I think it is important to provide this type of information to those who link to cancer.

Texas Childrens Cancer Center
This site provides a link with information for parents of children with cancer. It includes information on different Children's hospitals and what they are doing as far as research, treatment and money raised for cancer.

Cancer Kids
Cancer Kids is my favorite children's cancer site I came across. It is appealing to children because they are able to read about other children's stories that link to cancer and their treatment. I believe it is important for children to realize that they aren't alone. The site includes tons of stories from children all over the country.

You can visit the sites at:
www.medicineworld.org
thecardioblog.com
www.txccc.org
cancerkids.com
cancerfightingstrategies.com
thecancerblog.com