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Posts from Cancer Land

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 Susan Sered

Waiting Around Punctuated by Moments of Terror: One Year as a Resident of Cancer Land

This is the 12th in an ongoing series of posts bringing a critical sociological and feminist lens to my own experiences with endometrial cancer. May 3 – the day […]

March 5, 2026March 5, 2026 Susan Sered

Being Human in Cancer Land

This is the 11th in an ongoing series of posts bringing a critical sociological and feminist lens to my own experiences with endometrial cancer. I just returned home from […]

January 28, 2026January 28, 2026 Susan Sered

Honoring Each Other’s Worries: Lessons from Cancer Land

This is the 10th in an ongoing series of posts bringing a critical sociological and feminist lens to my own experiences with endometrial cancer. Six months ago, when I […]

January 6, 2026January 28, 2026 Susan Sered

Am I in Denial? I Hope So: Cancer Musings from Tasmania

This is the 9th in an ongoing series of posts bringing a critical sociological and feminist lens to my own experiences with endometrial cancer. It’s taken a trip to […]

October 27, 2025October 28, 2025 Susan Sered

Hold the Applause: Cancer, Chemotherapy, and “Scanxiety”

This is the 8th in an ongoing series of posts bringing a critical sociological and feminist lens to my own experiences with endometrial cancer. In this post I challenge […]

September 30, 2025November 4, 2025 Susan Sered

Bravery? Shmavery!: Resisting the Culture of Cancer Heroism

This is the 7th in an ongoing series of posts bringing a critical sociological and feminist lens to my own experiences with endometrial cancer. Throughout my time in cancer […]

August 22, 2025August 22, 2025 Susan Sered

When You’re a Stranger: A Missive from Cancer Land

This is the 6th in an ongoing series of posts bringing a critical sociological and feminist lens to my own experiences with endometrial cancer. (Note: The title of […]

July 25, 2025July 28, 2025 Susan Sered

On Anger and Resignation

This is the 5th in an ongoing series of posts bringing a critical sociological and feminist lens to my own experiences with endometrial cancer. A member of my […]

July 9, 2025July 28, 2025 Susan Sered

Cancer Time

This is the 4th in an ongoing series of posts bringing a critical sociological and feminist lens to my own experiences with endometrial cancer. Schedules […]

July 4, 2025July 28, 2025 Susan Sered

On Hair and Hair Loss

I’ve never been hair-centric: Never dyed or permed or styled my hair beyond an occasional haircut and a quick pass with a comb in the […]

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