Survivor Times Newsletter

A newsletter for cancer survivors, by cancer survivors.

This is a newsletter full of anecdotes, personal stories, triumphs and tribulations by cancer survivors, for cancer survivors. It is meant to give cancer survivors and their caregivers a voice and a place to inspire others.

Beginning with our first issue, Survivor Times has evolved into a glorious creative offering, with diverse reading options to soothe and stimulate your mind, body and spirit.

The Dr. Diane Barton Complementary Medicine Program is a part of the many clinical and educational programs and services offered through MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. This program is committed to providing cancer survivors with access to an array of exciting complementary medicine experiences. These fabulously creative offerings serve as tools for cancer survivors. Our programs are designed to help them discover ways to cope with the stress and anxiety of their diagnosis, and to alleviate some of the side effects of their treatment - focusing on healing the body, mind and spirit. My goal through this program is to bring together, empower and inspire survivors and encourage them to incorporate complementary medicine into their lives. The inception of this newsletter is the outcome of one such special program offered throughout the year.

If you have any questions, would like to join the Survivor Times team or submit an article, please contact me at mehr-bonnie@cooperhealth.edu, or call 856.325.6646.

Bonnie Mehr
Editor, Survivor Times
Director, Integrative Oncology Services
Director, Dr. Diane Barton Complementary Medicine Program

CURRENT ISSUE

summer

FALL 2019

Cover of the Winter/Spring 2019 Volume 11 Issue 1 of Survivor Times

WINTER/SPRING 2019

ST_2018.jpg

FALL 2018

ST_Vol10.jpg

WINTER 2017/2018

  • Kathy in Real Life
  • Top Five Advances in Cancer Treatment
  • Cancer Genetics Q&A
  • Finding Your Balance
  • And more!

Click here to view the Winter 2017/2018 issue of Survivor Times.

ST volume 19

FALL 2017

  • Straight Outta Chemo
  • Benefiting From Oncology Advanced Practice Providers
  • Understanding Genetic Testing
  • Should You Be on a Plant-Based Diet?
  • And more!

Click here to view the Fall 2017 issue of Survivor Times.
ST vol 19

WINTER 2016/2017

  • An Attitude of Gratitude
  • Caregivers Count
  • Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancer
  • Healthy Eating for a Busy Lifestyle
  • And more!

Click here to view the Winter 2016/2017 issue of Survivor Times.
survivor times volume 18

SUMMER 2016

  • Shooting for the Moon to Make Cancer History
  • Precision Medicine, Personalized Medicine, Genomic Profiling: What Does it Mean?
  • The Benefits of Eating Seasonal and Local Produce
  • Ridding Your Life of Toxins
  • And more!

Click here to view the Summer 2016 issue of Survivor Times.
Survivor-Times-Summer2012

Winter 2015

  • Integrative Oncology Program Focuses on Optimizing Cancer Treatment and a Return to Wellness
  • Seeds of Hope
  • MD Anderson Cooper Nurse Practitioners: Advanced Practice Professionals 
  • Take Charge of Your Diet After Cancer
  • And more!

Click here to view the Winter 2015 issue of Survivor Times.
Survivor-Times-Summer2012

Fall 2015

  • Surround Yourself With Things You Love
  • Research Drives Advances in Cancer Treatment and Survivorship Research
  • Behavioral Medicine Program Launces New Research Study Using the Apple Watch 
  • The Gift of Time
  • And more!

Click here to view the Fall/Winter 2015 issue of Survivor Times.
Survivor-Times-Summer2012

Winter 2015

  • "Personalized" Breast Cancer Care
  • Working During and After Cancer Treatment
  • Sole to Soul 
  • Genetic Evaluation And Testing For Hereditary Cancer Risk: Is It Right For You?
  • And more!

Click here to view the Winter 2015 issue of Survivor Times.
Survivor-Times-Summer2012

Fall 2014

  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Scarves
  • Understanding Cancer Research Trials
  • Vitamin Do's and Don'ts During Radiation and Chemotherapy Treatments
  • Laughing Your Way to Health
  • And more!

Click here to view the Fall 2014 issue of Survivor Times.
Survivor-Times-Summer2012

Spring 2014

  • Generations of Survivors
  • Who Would Have Thought?
  • Through My Looking Glass
  • Celebrate and Live Your Life!
  • And more!

Click here to view the Spring 2014 issue of Survivor Times.
Survivor-Times-Summer2012

Fall 2013

  • New Cancer Center Opens
  • Oh What a Ride it Was
  • My Angel 
  • Cancer Saved My Life
  • Hollywood Cancer Story 
  • And more!

Click here to view the Fall 2013 issue of Survivor Times.
Survivor-Times-Summer2012

Summer 2013

  • Supermodel for Hope
  • I Have Cancer, Cancer Doesn't Have Me
  • About the Diane Barton Complementary Medicine Program
  • A Glass Half Full
  • Living Life to Its Fullest
  • Breast Cancer and Sexuality
  • And more!

Click here to view the Summer 2013 issue of Survivor Times.
Survivor-Times-Summer2012

Winter 2013

  • Share Your Smile, Spread the Warmth 
  • My Angel: Angela Frantz
  • About the Diane Barton Complementary Medicine Program
  • Sponsor the Tea Cart
  • A Celebration of Life
  • Lemon Chicken Recipe 
  • And more!

Click here to view the Winter 2013 issue of Survivor Times.
Survivor-Times-Summer2012

Fall 2012

  • Why me? Why not me?
  • Gurl About Town
  • My Other Job 
  • Susan's Story 
  • Our Empty Nest
  • A Different Kind of Love Letter
  • Women Just Want to Have Fun
  • I'm a Survivor
  • And more!

Click here to view the Fall 2012 issue of Survivor Times.
Survivor-Times-Summer2012

Summer 2012

  • Life After Cancer
  • Pink Ribbons and Blue Genes
  • Never Too Young
  • Gurl About Town
  • Valuable Lessons
  • Jumping for Joy with My New Pup
  • For Whom the Bell Tolls
  • My Story...
  • And more!

Click here to view the Summer 2012 issue of Survivor Times.

PAST ISSUES

survivor times winter 2012

Winter 2012

  • Put Cancer In The Corner
  • Family Matters
  • For Better Or Worse
  • Gurl About Town
  • The "Hair" Pioneer
  • Vitamins and Cancer
  • Expect The Best, Prepare for the Worst
  • Journaling
  • And more!

Click here to view the Winter 2012 issue of Survivor Times.
survivor times winter 2011

Fall 2011

  • When Not to Say
  • Signature Class Series 
  • Art of Survivorship Series 
  • Always Remember to Laugh
  • Gurl About Town
  • One Courageous Soldier 
  • Physician Profile: Sucha Asbell
  • About the Dr. Diane Barton Complementary Medicine Program
  • A Personal Story 
  • Juicing 
  • And more!

Click here to view the Fall 2011 issue of Survivor Times.
survivor times winter 2011

SPRING 2011

  • When Do You Tell?
  • Surviving My Storm 
  • What I Know For Sure
  • Gurl About Town
  • My Joy 
  • Will It Matter a Year From Now?
  • Three Generations 
  • Being Positive 
  • Physician Spotlight
  • My Journey 
  • How Do I Love Life
  • And more!

Click here to view the Spring 2011 issue of Survivor Times.
survivor times winter 2011

WINTER 2011

  • The Art of Survivorship
  • Advice for the Newly Diagnosed Person
  • 2011 Art of Survivorship Series
  • Supermarket Savvy
  • What is a Cancer Survivor?
  • Ode to My Hair
  • Physician Spotlight: Alexandre Hageboutros, MD, Gaining Insight from Adversity
  • Exercise Increases Energy and Decreases Rate of Recurrence
  • Put on a Happy Face
  • The Hurricane
  • Chicken and Dumplings
  • And more!

Click here to view the Winter 2011 issue of Survivor Times.
survivor times 2010

FALL 2010

  • Who Am I?
  • 525,600 Minutes
  • What I Know for Sure
  • Be a Monthly Sponsor of the Tea Cart
  • Newly Diagnosed? To Google or Not to Google (That is the question!)
  • Gurl About Town
  • Survivor Island Cancer
  • River Sisters
  • The Affirmation Project
  • Celebrating Autumn
  • And more!

Click here to view the Fall 2010 issue of Survivor Times.