Catherine Cruz - November 2015
After being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer just 4 months ago, Senator Breene Harimoto has come back to work. His appearance lifted the spirits of lawmakers who were happy to see him feeling well enough to return to the Senate.
Read MoreMartin Fennelly - November 2015
Though retired and battling his own cancer diagnosis, Billy Turner, Hillsborough County's most winning football coach, continues to do the work that he loves, by helping his son, Brian Turner head coach of Sickles High School football team, from the sidelines.
Read MoreKUTV - November 2015
Cancer and Careers' Chief Mission Officer, Rebecca Nellis, was interviewed on KUTV of Salt Lake City, Utah this morning, leading up to The Utah and the Women's Leadership Institute's first-ever interactive lunch discussion about cancer and careers on Wednesday, November 4.
Read MoreBarbara Tako - November 2015
Barbara Tako, breast cancer and melanoma survivor and author, discusses the intricacies of blending your before-cancer self with your after-cancer self. She explains how her life has changed and what she's learned about herself and her priorities since her cancer diagnosis.
Read MoreNia Harden - November 2015
Travis Science Academy teacher, Susan Young, is touched by the support she is receiving from the school and her students. Though battling cancer for the second time, she continues to work with a smile on her face.
Read MoreAssociated Press - November 2015
When doctors found tumors in former president Jimmy Carter's brain a few months ago, he said he would cut back on work. Now, after starting treatments in August, he admits that he hasn't cut anything from his schedule at The Carter Center.
Read MoreChris Morelli - November 2015
As president of the Cancer Survivors' Association in Centre County, Linda Lochbaum is a fighter and a survivor.
Read MoreMaria Sestito - October 2015
Beryl Packer, owner of Molly Maid of the Crystal Coast in Cedar Point, North Carolina, was diagnosed with breast cancer 11 years ago – she found out through a phone call while she was at work. Packer was open with sharing her diagnosis with her colleagues and continued to work through treatment.
Read MoreJoe Perry - October 2015
Dena Brown, a nurse at Carolinas Hospital System, was always stubborn about her yearly mammograms. After multiple follow ups and more tests, she decided to skip the annual visit for three years. When she decided to finally go in, she got a call that she had to come back.
Read MoreDora Grote - October 2015
Melissa Wood, who works at an engineering, architecture and consulting firm in Kansas City, MO, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2013. She looked forward to going to work during treatment because she could feel "like Melissa, not the cancer patient."
Read MoreJennifer Miller - October 2015
A recent study led by a Penn State researcher, found that job applicants who are cancer survivors are less likely to receive callbacks from potential employers than those who are not cancer survivors.
Read MoreSusan Price - October 2015
Forbes recently shared the story of Sally Jane Waite who was in the process of starting her own business and 7 months pregnant when she was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer. Waite delivered her baby and underwent five surgeries and 11 rounds of chemo. As she recovered she turned her focus back to her dream of running her business.
Read MoreStacey Tisdale - October 2015
A recent article from Black Enterprise offers tips on how to navigate your job and income on your own terms.
Read MoreCraig McEwen - October 2015
Five employees of Sandy's Donuts in West Fargo, ND are all breast cancer survivors: Rose Bonnet, Pat Buhr, Christiana Steffen, Linda Long and Barb Cossette. It was a coincidence that they all ended up working together. They have formed a special bond and state that they understand each other more.
Read MoreKatherine Rushton - October 2015
Veteran 6pm news presenter George Alagiah is set to return to BBC broadcast following last years battle with bowel cancer. Alagiah's doctors were very pleased with his recovery.
Read Morecnbc - October 2015
Fiona Adshead, chief well-being and public health officer at BUPA, discusses how one's job can play a therapeutic role in cancer recovery.
Read MoreKatherine Lacaze - October 2015
Lois Fitzpatrick was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995 and underwent numerous surgeries and treatments. Now she is the lead ambassador in Oregon for the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network.
Read MoreBrian MacPherson - October 2015
Though there were times when he could barely believe what was happening, John Farrell, manager of the Boston Red Sox, is ready to get back to work after his August 10th non-Hodgkin's Burkitt's lymphoma diagnosis.
Read MoreKaren Robinson-Jacobs - October 2015
The Dallas branch of the EEOC flied suit on Thursday, October 22, alleging that the manufacturing company DAP Products Inc. violated the ADA and the Civil Rights Act when it refused to allow Clayton Luster Jr. to return to work and firing him because he was required to wear a catheter following cancer surgery.
Read MorePress Association - October 2015
BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire returned to work recently, after having a mastectomy following a breast cancer diagnosis. She thanked viewers for their messages to her, stating that they meant a great deal to her.
Read MoreAaron Gleeman - October 2015
Daniel Norris, left-hander for the Detroit Tigers, disclosed that he was diagnosed with a malignant growth in his thyroid a few months ago via Instagram.
Read MoreThe Guardian - October 2015
Former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh has revealed he is battling bladder cancer but says he expects to be back to work soon.
Read MoreNicole Klauss - October 2015
Sandy Rowe, 52, was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2015. While Rowe was going through treatment, she continued working at the Treasure Box gift store at Kittitas Valley Healthcare, but she limited her work to just financials and relied on 20 volunteers to run the store. She return full-time to the store by August.
Read MoreCBS Los Angeles - October 2015
Turner Sports reporter Craig Sager will be returning to work on the sidelines for the NBA's opening night after undergoing a successful round of chemotherapy treatments for leukemia.
Read MoreICE Newsroom - October 2015
Everything changed for Linda Phillips on July 14, 2014. On her way to work at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Dallas field office, she received a call from her doctor notifying her she had been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma.
Read MoreKelly Johnson - October 2015
The majority of survivors and patients with cancer want to work but are faced with common challenges such as fatigue, managing side effects, and taking longer to complete work tasks. Tara Cernacek notes that the services of Cancer and Careers helped her navigate working through treatment as a cancer patient.
Read MoreJessica Shelenberger - October 2015
Renee Laitinen considered her place of work, Jameson Hospital, a second home, so when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in November of 2012 there was no question she would get her treatment at that same hospital, surrounded by supportive co-workers.
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