Humor Through Hardship
Reading Time: < 1 minute Anthony, 32, Brain Tumor Anthony shared their story at CancerCon 2026’s Storytelling Open Mic in Seattle. Anthony, a stand-up comedian, reflects on living with brain cancer for 15 years.
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Time Changes Everything
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Suesan Cota, 42 In December 2022, my husband (then boyfriend), Dil and I were told that after his intensive chemotherapy to treat his aggressive Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), the
The Day the Bottom Fell Out From Under Us
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy: Abbie Sheffield, Breast Cancer It started on my 31st birthday, January 8th. I was eight weeks pregnant and overflowing with hope — imagining tiny clothes, a growing belly, a
My Testicular Cancer Journey (With a Dose of Humor)
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Nate Edwards, Testicular Cancer I found the lump the day after my 34th birthday in 2020; not exactly the kind of present you want to discover. I wasn’t entirely
Beating Teen Parenthood & Cancer
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ranjit Steiner, Stupid Cancer Jr Board Member and CancerCon Advisory Committee Member, shared their story at the 2025 Stupid Cancer NYC Storytelling Open Mic Event in NYC. Ranjit Steiner
The Big Cs
Reading Time: 3 minutesAmanda Kule, 35, Breast Cancer As a young adult, breast cancer has legitimately always been on my mind. And in a weird way, I almost felt prepared for my diagnosis.
Cancer & Fertility: Building a Research Program that Focuses on the Needs of Survivors
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy work has focused on fertility and family building among cancer survivors for over ten years now. My interest in this topic started when I was a postdoctoral fellow in
Britt’s Ovarian Cancer Journey
Reading Time: 2 minutesHere is my Ovarian Cancer story 🦋 On October 6th, 2022, I ended up in the emergency room for an issue unrelated to Ovarian Cancer. Since I started puberty at
Madeleine
Reading Time: < 1 minuteContent Warming – Fertility Madeleine shares her story at our November 2023 Digital Storytelling Open Mic. She explains her story about her reflections about cancer, fertility, and life.
Why I do AYA Cancer Survivorship Research
Reading Time: 3 minutesMy journey into research focused on AYA cancer survivorship started back in 2008 when I began working on my dissertation research. I was interested in research with young breast cancer