How has living with the illness changed you? : NPR

Medical advances have transformed cancer into a disease that is much more survivable. At the same time, the disease is affecting young people at an alarming rate. Today, many more people are not only surviving cancer, but also living life after treatment.

NPR reports how living with cancer affects many aspects of patients’ lives, even long after their treatment ends, from dating to career, gender and raising children. (Explore the series here.)

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