Steve Pake’s Testicular Cancer Blog Archives
Everything that I've ever written about cancer, and all of the places in which these works appear, are all linked right here on this page. In addition to this website, my writing also appears at IHadCancer.com, the Cancer Knowledge Network, and at CURE Magazine. The newest place where my writing is now appearing is at The Mighty, as of August 2017. This is a manually generated and updated page, so might not be 100% up to date at all times, but I try my best to keep it current. Thanks for your readership! - Steve
2021
My Decade Long Journey as a Testicular Cancer Survivor - April 17, 2021
2020
The U.S. Could Be Missing 25,000 Cancer Diagnosis Per Week Due to COVID-19 - April 25, 2020
Information about Coronavirus COVID-19 for Testicular Cancer Patients and Survivors - March 13, 2020
How Seasonal Depression and Low Testosterone Can Cause Suicidal Episodes in Testicular Cancer Survivors - January 9, 2020
2019
I Still Have Nightmares About Cancer Nearly a Decade Later - November 26, 2019
When You Suffer from Post-Cancer Chronic Fatigue, But Can Still Bust Out a 30 Minute 5K - August 7, 2019
New AUA Guidelines for Early Stage Testicular Cancer - June 26, 2019
Why I Don’t Give a (Bleep) About Cancer Anymore - April 29, 2019
The Best Cancer Milestones Are The Ones You Hadn’t Thought Of - February 23, 2019
World Cancer Day 2019 - February 4, 2019
Have I Mentioned How Important Exercise Is for Cancer Survivors? - January 7, 2019
2018
The 7 Year Cancer Survivor Itch - August 1, 2018
Does The Burden of Cancer Ever Go Away? - March 9, 2018
2017
40 And Moving On After Young Adult Cancer - November 13, 2017
Approaching 40 As A Young Adult Cancer Survivor - August 9, 2017 (The Mighty)
Cancer Survivorship At Six Years - June 4, 2017
Cancer Survivors Are Grieving Too - May 21, 2017
Cancer Can Haunt Us For A Very Long Time - May 18, 2017 (TheMighty)
Why You Shouldn't Be Afraid of the RPLND Surgery for Testicular Cancer - May 17, 2017
The Power of Behavioral Change and Self-Love After Cancer - May 15, 2017
Overcoming Post-Cancer Depression - April 29, 2017 (The Mighty) (IHadCancer)
April Is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month - April 27, 2017 (IHadCancer) (CURE) (Oncology Nursing News)
What I Have In Common With Prince Harry - Two Years of Total Chaos, After Cancer - April 20, 2017
Longing To Feel What I Know I'll Never Feel Again After Cancer - April 12, 2017
A First of Its Kind Testicular Cancer Summit, Featuring Dr Lawrence Einhorn - April 10, 2017
Why I'm Not Doing Scans Anymore - April 7, 2017
Inside Our Minds When There's A Recurrence of Cancer - With Nalie Agustin - March 7, 2017
The Young Adult Cancer Time Warp - February 16, 2017 (TheMighty)
How I Finally Found Peace After Cancer - February 14, 2017 (IHadCancer)
Cancer Is Not Just Rogue Cells – And Not Just Inside the Patient - February 4, 2017 (Cancer Knowledge Network) (IHadCancer)
Negotiating Surveillance and Long-Term Follow-up for Testicular Cancer - January 19, 2017 (CURE) (Oncology Nursing News)
On the Power of Writing to Help You Heal - January 10, 2017
StevePake.com Awarded as a Top Cancer Blog of 2016 by IHadCancer.com - January 4, 2017
2016
Scorpio Cancer Survivor Problems - Betrayal - October 31, 2016
How to Overcome Your Fears After Cancer - September 24, 2016 (IHadCancer)
5 Years Cancer Free, Now What? - August 29, 2016 (IHadCancer)
PTSD and Suicidal Thoughts - August 8, 2016
Cancer Wasn't In My Life Plan - July 18, 2016 (IHadCancer)
Five Years Cancer Free - June 30, 2016
Testosterone Challenges After Testicular Cancer - June 13, 2016 (Cancer Knowledge Network)
National Cancer Survivors Day 2016 - The Rush to Evolve After Cancer - June 6, 2016
Surviving Survivor's Guilt - June 1, 2016 (IHadCancer)
Post-Cancer Fatigue and the Importance of Exercise - May 3, 2016 (IHadCancer) (Tired of Cancer)
What I Learned from Ron Bye, A 40 Year Survivor of Testicular Cancer - April 27, 2016
PTSD After Cancer Part III - Managing Life After - April 20, 2016 (The Mighty)
How to Cope With the Fears of Cancer Recurrence - April 7, 2016 (IHadCancer)
Five Years and a Day Since Cancer - March 15, 2016
Five Years Ago Today... - February 14, 2016
World Cancer Day 2016 - February 4, 2016
When You Gain Weight During Cancer Treatments - January 9, 2016 (IHadCancer)
Cold Weather Cancer Survivorship Tips - January 6, 2016 (IHadCancer)
Top 5 Lessons Learned in 5 Years of Cancer Survivorship - January 5, 2016 (Cancer Knowledge Network)
2015
"Hello From The Other Side of Cancer" - December 15, 2015
PTSD After Cancer Part II - Coping and Overcoming - December 2, 2015 (TheMighty)
"Testicular Cancer Wasn't That Bad?" - November 27, 2015
There Is No Easy Cancer - November 10, 2015 (IHadCancer)
PTSD After Cancer Part I - What It Feels Like - November 5, 2015
Coping With the Uncertainty of Cancer - October 28, 2015
That Moment When You Realize, Life Really Has Moved on After Cancer - October 27, 2015 (IHadCancer)
Healing Your Heart after Cancer - October 9, 2015 (IHadCancer)
10 Important Lessons on Life, Love, and Forgiveness After Cancer - August 13, 2015 (The Mighty)
What Cancer Surveillance and Scanxiety Feels Like - June 18, 2015 (IHadCancer abridged)
Happy National Cancer Survivors Day 2015 - June 7, 2015
A Snapshot of Post-Traumatic Stress - May 28, 2015
Running from Cancer - April 22, 2015 (Tired of Cancer)
On Life and Its Huge Contrasts - March 26, 2015
Stuart Scott's Memoir - 'Every Day I Fight' - March 20, 2015
The Truth About Testicular Cancer Markers, and Detection with Pregnancy Tests - March 12, 2015
Doctors Say, Keep Checking Your Nuts - February 18, 2015 (CURE) (Oncology Nursing News)
Top 4 Lessons Learned in Four Years of Cancer Survivorship - February 12, 2015
Ten New Year's Resolutions from a Cancer Survivor - January 16, 2015
2014
Surviving Testicular Cancer 30 Years Ago - December 4, 2014
Giving Thanks to a Whole New Family - November 26, 2014
Cancer Survivorship - The Fight after the Fight and All of its Firsts - November 17, 2014
How To Talk to Cancer Survivors about Cancer - October 14, 2014
Five Days of Thankfulness from a Cancer Survivor - September 29, 2014
The Best Way to Survive Cancer, Is to LIVE! - September 24, 2014
Cancer and Depression - September 14, 2014
The Brilliant Words of Stuart Scott on Facing Cancer - July 24, 2014
Fund Cancer Programs, Not Potato Salad! - July 14, 2014
Happy July 4th - Wishing You Freedom and Independence from Stupid Cancer! - July 1, 2014
The Value of Testicular Self-Exams and Early Detection from the Survivorship Perspective - June 25, 2014 (CURE)
Steve Pake's Top 10 Guide to Surviving a Young Adult Cancer - April 30, 2014
2013 and earlier
As the Summer of 2013 Ends, My Soul has been Renewed - September 16, 2013
Lance Armstrong - October 25, 2012