Cancer Survivors Talk About What It’s Really Like to Have Cancer

Cancer is hard. As much as you want to be there for a recently-diagnosed friend, it’s difficult to know what to say. And if you’ve recently been diagnosed, you may be at a total loss for how to react.

Truth is, cancer is different for everyone. There’s no universal experience, but there are a few things that all cancer survivors know to be true. Watch along as people who’ve lived through a cancer diagnosis explain what it’s really like and how they got through it.

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