Thrilled to be 50
Reading Time: < 1 minute Rebecca Smith shared their story at the 2025 Stupid Cancer NYC Storytelling Open Mic Event in NYC. Rebecca Smith, a 50-year-old mom of two, is not only a […]
Stupid Cancer Stories
Rashad’s Recipe for C.A.K.E.
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Rashad Hayes, 31, Stupid Cancer Jr. Board Member “C-A-N-C-E-R”, six letters, one word, and a moment that stole the air from my lungs. I was 22. A former collegiate
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My BMT Journey
Reading Time: 6 minutesBy: Patrick Rossi, 29, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Before my 25th birthday, I was just your run-of-the-mill accountant with social anxiety. I was afraid of speaking up, going out of my comfort
The Day the Bottom Fell Out From Under Us
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy: Abbie Sheffield, 32, Ductal Carcinoma 2024 was the year of infertility. It started on my 31st birthday, January 8th. I was eight weeks pregnant, so full of hope. But
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Googling is a Bad Idea
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Hannah Brown, 32, Ovarian Cancer Just because you have two masses, one on each ovary, doesn’t mean it’s cancer. When bad news appears, people tend to grasp the ‘what
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Being Your Own Advocate: A Second Opinion Gave Me a Second Chance at Life
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Kassie Reynolds, 30, Pancreatic Cancer I never thought I would be the person who says, “Getting a second opinion saved my life.” Then again, I never thought I would
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Crowned Twice: A Beauty Queen’s Reign After Cancer
Reading Time: 5 minutesBy: Josie Carstensen, 24, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Two weeks before I was supposed to walk across the graduation stage and receive my college diploma, I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. A
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A Journey Through Parenthood, Health Struggles, and Mental Health
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Danielle Grefrath, 40, Ductal Carcinoma On July 6th, 2021, my world was turned upside down. At 36 years old, with a career I was building, two kids thriving in
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How I use Humor – On & Off Stage – to Cope with Brain Cancer
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy: Anthony Greco, 31, Brain Cancer Hi! Thanks for reading. My name is Anthony Greco, and I am a 31 year old comedian based out of New York City. I
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Now Boarding
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy: Cindy Trice, AYA Cervical Cancer Survivor Ladies and gentlemen, this is Oncology Nurse and I’m your chief flight attendant. On behalf of Captain Oncologist and the entire crew, welcome aboard