Comments on: Am I really a cancer survivor? http://humanbeingblog.com/2009/11/am-i-really-a-cancer-survivor/ Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:55:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Cynthia http://humanbeingblog.com/2009/11/am-i-really-a-cancer-survivor/comment-page-1/#comment-1103 Cynthia Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:31:36 +0000 http://humanbeingblog.com/?p=2213#comment-1103 I think - and this is just my opinion -- that we do a disservice to individuals to lump them all into a homogenous category of "cancer survivors." Just as there are hundreds and hundreds of diseases called cancer and each tumor is unique in that it has developed from YOUR OWN CELLS, which are unique to start with, well, we should consider that each experience with cancer survivorship is unique. If you want to identify yourself that way, I say, go ahead. If it doesn't resonate, that's ok too. I didn't know that about you, btw, but I am super glad that it worked out the way it did because I'm glad to have you as a colleague. I think – and this is just my opinion — that we do a disservice to individuals to lump them all into a homogenous category of “cancer survivors.” Just as there are hundreds and hundreds of diseases called cancer and each tumor is unique in that it has developed from YOUR OWN CELLS, which are unique to start with, well, we should consider that each experience with cancer survivorship is unique.

If you want to identify yourself that way, I say, go ahead. If it doesn’t resonate, that’s ok too.

I didn’t know that about you, btw, but I am super glad that it worked out the way it did because I’m glad to have you as a colleague.

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