Sydney Schaefer

Sydney Schaefer

Writer

SurvivorNet writer

Elle Smith Has Been Crowned Miss USA 2021, and Part of Her Platform is Cervical Cancer Awareness, As A Memorial to Her Grandmother

‘I Just Want This Out’: TODAY Anchor & Prostate Cancer Survivor Al Roker, 67, Tells SurvivorNet About His Decision to Have Surgery, the Risk for Black Men & that His Sexual Function After Cancer is ‘Working Fine’

Remembering The Beatles’ George Harrison, Who Lost His Lung Cancer Battle 20 Years Ago at Age 58

46-Year-Old Father’s Persistent Back Pain Was a Symptom of Multiple Myeloma; Know the Signs of This Rare Blood Cancer

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is Already Looking Forward to Next Thanksgiving When Hopefully He Can Celebrate His Wife, Casey DeSantis, 41, ‘Kicking Cancer to the Curb’

Blunt Pancreatic Cancer Campaign Uses Chilling Recordings of ‘Lost Voices’ to Raise Awareness; Understand the Importance of Detecting This Cancer Early

New Hope for Kidney Cancer Patients: Immunotherapy Drug Reduces Risk of Recurrence by 32%; Read One Man’s Amazing Story

31-Year-Old Woman Now Has Eight Tumors & Stage Four Synovial Sarcoma After Her Doctors Ignored Her Symptoms for More Than Five Years; Advocating for Yourself

The Holiday Season Can Create Challenges for Cancer Patients. Here’s How to Navigate the Frenzy.

Lance Armstrong Survived Testicular Cancer and a Doping Scandal. He Just Turned 50 and Still Races Bikes: ‘Truly Blessed to Have Made it This Far’

Cancer Survivor Michael Douglas, 77, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, 52, Celebrate 21 Years of Marriage; How Cancer Can Affect Your Relationship

‘I Don’t Need to Prove Myself Anymore’: Former ‘AGT’ Contestant Nightbirde, 30, Talks Accepting Cancer & Self-Love Amid Metastatic Breast Cancer Diagnosis

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