{"id":2403,"date":"2016-06-23T03:32:34","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T08:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=2403"},"modified":"2016-06-17T18:35:54","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T23:35:54","slug":"how-to-survive-cancer-tips-from-sam-donaldson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/23\/how-to-survive-cancer-tips-from-sam-donaldson\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Survive Cancer – Tips from Sam Donaldson"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"These
These Tips Can Improve Your Outlook on Life!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When veteran TV journalist Sam Donaldson was diagnosed with <\/span><\/span>melanoma<\/span><\/span><\/a>, he thought he had three months to live. That was in 1995, and thanks to successful treatment he went on to live another 20 years and counting. He has since passed on some important lessons to his fellow <\/span><\/span>cancer survivors<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dealing with a Cancer Diagnosis<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

The reporter’s mother had died of melanoma at 93, while his brother succumbed to <\/span><\/span>liver cancer<\/span><\/span><\/a> at 49, so Donaldson thought he understood what he was in for. One thing he knew is that melanoma is a “bad actor” that takes an unpredictable course.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Since Donaldson’s treatment began almost immediately, he had little chance to do any research. Over his post-treatment years, Donaldson has done extensive research on cancer as a member of the “Cancer Club, Melanoma Division.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Top Three Tips for Cancer Patients<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are Donaldson’s top three tips for people who have cancer, as told to the National Institutes of Health:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 While cancer can still be fatal, it’s no longer an automatic death sentence and the “Cancer Survivors Club” is growing each year.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Get a second opinion, and even a third if need be. Consulting more than one specialist improves the accuracy of your diagnosis and helps you find the expert best suited for your treatment.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Stay optimistic. As Donaldson says, a positive attitude doesn’t cure cancer, but there’s no question that it makes a difference.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Our <\/span><\/span>personalized immunotherapy programs<\/span><\/span><\/a> at Issels\u00ae have introduced many patients to the “Cancer Survivors Club.” <\/span><\/span>Contact us today<\/span><\/span><\/a> to learn more about our cancer vaccines and other non-toxic treatments.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When veteran TV journalist Sam Donaldson was diagnosed with melanoma, he thought he had three months to live. That was in 1995, and thanks to successful treatment he went on to live another 20 years and counting. He has since passed on some important lessons to his fellow cancer survivors. Dealing with a Cancer Diagnosis … Continue reading How to Survive Cancer – Tips from Sam Donaldson<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[201,231,205,216,204],"tags":[416,533,532],"class_list":["post-2403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cancer-care-tips","category-cancer-survivors","category-immuno-oncology","category-immunotherapy","category-living-with-cancer","tag-cancer-survivors","tag-personal-immunotherapy","tag-surviving-cancer-tips"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2403"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403\/revisions\/2404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}