FIGHTING CANCER – THE FEELING WITHIN

The National Cancer Institute is a Federally Funded agency responsible for various research programs, financing of centres, public information and funds a whole host of programs related to Cancer Research, Cancer Prevention and Treatment. It was founded in 1937 – and since then it has been battling this deadly illness.

Amongst hundreds of other grants that are given out by the National Cancer Institute, the Radiological Physics Center (RPC) in Houston, Texas and the Quality Assurance Review Center (QARC) in Providence, Rhode Island are financed each year to carry out their work. Information on all forms of Cancer, Treatment, Therapies and Preventions can be found on their website. The National Cancer Institute

I’m willing to wander till after I’m ill,
I’m willing to ponder the feeling within,
The Cancer controls me – it never gives in
The Cancer that causes my soul to feel ill.

The Cancer that never gives time to recall,
The Cancer that hurts me whenever I fall.
This Cancer is writing the words on the wall,
I’m willing to fight but never to crawl.

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HOPE IS A THING WITH FEATHERS - CANCER WRITING AND INFORMATION

Cancer is one of the worlds Greatest Killers, just the very word 'Cancer' can send shivers through anyones body. Some Cancers are obviously more aggressive than others, but all are serious and all require serious treatment. Preventive measures are very important, including saying 'NO' to smoking. Exercise and eating well can do the body a whole lot of good. If you want information on the facts and figures of cancer go to 2008 Cancer Facts and Figures and read. It is estimated more than seven million people will die this year because of Cancer - this is a sad statistic that should not be a reality.

HOPE IS A THING WITH FEATHERS - EMILY DICKINSON
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.

I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.

Writing through Cancer is an amazing site that gives a prompt each month in order to write poetry or essays in relation to one’s experience with Cancer.

'It is designed for those of you whose lives have been touched by cancer. Each week, I'll post a writing prompt designed to inspire you to write from your experience of cancer. Each prompt will be available on the site for one month'

I HIDE MYSELF FROM CANCER - FEAR OF SICKNESS

CANCER OF THE UTERUS
Approximately 6000 women in the UK develop endometrial cancer each year. The exact cause of womb cancer is not yet known. It most commonly occurs in women between the ages of 50 and 64 and after the menopause. Womb cancer rarely affects women under 40...to read more go to... Cancer Back-up

Hide away,
Hide away,
Hide away.

Run away,
Run away,
Run away.

Hide away,
Hide away,
Hide away.
It’s going to be ok.

WHAT IS CANCER - SIMPLE TERMS
Cancer is a term used to describe a group of illnesses all having certain common characteristics, including an over-growth of cells which forms a tumour. Tumours cause medical problems either directly by pressing on and damaging other nearby organs or indirectly by breaking off and invading other distant tissues and organs. Read more Cancer Writing - and go to our homepage.

INFORMATION ON IRISH CANCER SOCIETY - PLUS POEM BY EUGENE O'NEILL

The Goals of the Irish Cancer Society in Ireland, is to lead the way in creating an excellent service for Cancer Patients in Ireland. Prevention, early detection and cutting waiting times for vital tests and various research will be of the utmost importance.

A very high priority for the Irish Cancer Society is the implementation of a vigorous campaign on 'No Smoking', especially for young people and teenagers who get hooked early on and find it difficult to give it up at a later date, thus increasing the risk of Lung Cancer and other Cancers related to smoking. Information on Cancer is also made readily available to any Irish citizen as well as a host of resources and services including excellent hospital care, community based nursing and hospice services. Click for more information on The Irish Cancer Society


WRITING AND POETRY
This poem is a poem of Hope and Beauty. It tells us that the good days do come back, especially if we have hope. We need always keep hope close to our hearts.

FREE – EUGENE O’NEILL
Weary am I of the tumult, sick of the staring crowd,
Pining for wild sea places where the soul may think aloud.
Fled is the glamour of cities, dead as the ghost of a dream,
While I pine anew for the tint of blue on the breast of the old Gulf Stream.

I have had my dance with Folly, nor do I shirk the blame;
I have sipped the so-called Wine of Life and paid the price of shame;
But I know that I shall find surcease, the rest my spirit craves,
Where the rainbows play in the flying spray,
'Mid the keen salt kiss of the waves.

Then it's ho! for the plunging deck of a bark, the hoarse song of the crew,
With never a thought of those we left or what we are going to do;
Nor heed the old ship's burning, but break the shackles of care
And at last be free, on the open sea, with the trade wind in our hair.

From Ireland?
Please visit the THE IRISH CANCER SOCIETY and find out about all things related to Cancer in Ireland, including Treatment, Prevention, Fundraising and much more.

DAFFODILS WITH INFORMATION ON BREAST CANCER

I love this poem, it always gives me a sense of ease.

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling leaves in glee;
A poet could not be but gay,
In such a jocund company!
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

Looking for information on Breast Cancer - please go to - AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - Facts save lives.

I WISH I COULD HAVE YOU BACK

A DEFINITION OF PROSTATE CANCER FROM THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

Cancer that forms in tissues of the prostate (a gland in the male reproductive system found below the bladder and in front of the rectum). Prostate cancer usually occurs in older men, but this is not definate. There are about 190,000 new cases of Protate Cancer each year resulting in just under 30,000 deaths.

CANCER POETRY
I was sitting beside you bed,
For days on end,
Watching you fade away,
To another place and time,
Where we will be separated,
Possibly forever,
And I will never talk to you again,
Or make cheesecake with you,
The fire is going out,
Every moment could be the last,
There is a dark sky outside,
No lights in or out,
I chat with Cancer,
As I drink a sour cup of coffee,
I dream about my childhood,
I wish I could have you back,
But you are never coming back,
And now I must move forward in love,
Because it was you who gave me life.

CANCER FACTS
Aplastic anemia is a disorder in which the bone marrow fails to make enough blood cells. The bone marrow is the soft, inner part of bones where the 3 types of blood cells are made -

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CANCER MAKES ME MAD - HOSPITALS MAKE ME SICK

If I see another ward.
It will make me sick.

If I see another Doctor,
It will make me sicker.

If I see another hospital dinner,
It will make me hungry.

If I feel another needle,
It will make me mad,

Cancer makes me mad,
Hospitals make me sicker.

If I don’t see home soon,
I might never see it.

One of the best blogs around is one called Cancer-Sucks-Ass - a blog about a young woman suffering from stag 4 Colon Cancer. It is an amazing blog on how to live with Cancer and still remain happy. Cancer treatment and therapy can be very difficult, both on family, friends and on the patient. Its good to see a blog like this. There are funny videos and real write-ups from someone who is living through Cancer and keeping positive.

CANCER CANNOT CONTROL ME - NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE INFORMATION

Cancer cannot control me,
Cancer cannot kill me,
Cancer will not take me from my loved ones.
I am stronger than Cancer.

It has no right to make me Sad,
It has no right to make me cry
Cancer cannot control me,
I am stronger than Cancer.

I am made of flesh and bones,
I am God’s and God’s alone,
Cancer cannot call me home.
I am stronger than Cancer.

Written by - Anonymous

CANCER INFO FROM THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

BLADDER CANCER
Cancer that forms in tissues of the bladder (the organ that stores urine). Most bladder cancers are transitional cell carcinomas (cancer that begins in cells that normally make up the inner lining of the bladder). Other types include squamous cell carcinoma (cancer that begins in thin, flat cells) and adenocarcinoma (cancer that begins in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids). The cells that form squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma develop in the inner lining of the bladder as a result of chronic irritation and inflammation.

More information at
THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE WEBSITE

THIS SURVIVORS TUNNEL OF CANCER

I am in Darkness,
And the world has forgotten who I am,
But my God - who I have turned to time and again,
Will never forget me,
The Chemotherapy is warming my veins,
My hair is almost gone,
There is light somewhere down this tunnel of cancer,
Where the darkness of cancerous thoughts does not exist
There I will have no more suffering,
I will be at peace,
I will be at peace.

Cancer links USA
'The diagnosis of cancer brings with them many questions and a need for clear, understandable answers. We hope this website will help. It provides information and useful Internet links about different types of malignancy' Visit CANCER LINK USA

Cancer links USA seems to have a massive amount of information on all types of Cancer, including various other cancer sites, treatment, books for newly diagnosed patients and massive information on colon, breast, testicular, lung, mouth, skin, brain, cervical, kidney, leukemia, liver, pediatric, stomach, sarcoma, prostate, pancreatic. Hopefully you will find it useful. One can always go back to our homepage and read more - WRITING ON CANCER