CANCER IS THE ENEMY-CANCER IS NO FRIEND - WRITINGS ON CANCER

One has often heard the term Melanoma, especially since John Mcain ran for president and the issue of Skin Cancer and Melanoma kept cropping up. John McCain is a survivor of many things and one is Melanoma, a form of cancer that begins with Melanocytes(Cell that make pigment Melanin). It sometimes, but not always begins as a Mole – skin Melanoma – but can also start in other pigmented areas. There are over 60,000 new cases of Melanoma each year in the USA - with about 8,400 deaths. Melanoma is a very aggressive form of skin Cancer – for more information please go to the Melanoma Information Page of the National Cancer Institute.

Cancer is the enemy,
Cancer is no friend,
Cancer, Cancer smiles at me,
But it really wants my end,

Cancer came behind my back,
Reminding my of life,
Cancer is my enemy,
It fills my days with strife,

Cancer has to be annulled,
Cancer always lies.
Cancer, Cancer – stay away,
Your existence needs to die.

More Cancer Writings

CANCER POETRY - RUNNING NEAR THE EDGE OF A CLIFF

CANCER TREATMENT
Do you or a family member find it hard to go through Cancer Treatment? Cancer Treatment can be very, very, very, difficult. That is why the American Cancer Society has a bulk of information and support. Go to the AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY information page and see for yourself. Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy information, as well as a whole host of others information can be got at this great Cancer Site.

CANCER POEMS - RUNNING NEAR THE CLIFF EDGE
I was walking by the road,
That lead me to a hill,
I climbed the hill to find a cliff,
Where I could walk alone,

The sky was blue like years before,
My mind was clear – at ease,
This Cancer that controlled my life,
Has set me body free,

I ran among the whitened clouds
That ran above the sea,
I felt the warmth of Gods love
Inside the pain in me,

The sky was blue like years before,
My mind was clear – at ease,
This Cancer that controlled my life,
Had set my body free.

Go to Cancer Poems website.

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.

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.

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