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Dating & Relationships

Dating can be tricky when cancer is your diagnosis, not your horoscope. What do you tell? And how early in the relationship should you talk about it?

Valerie Delekta
Valerie Delekta talks about how cancer accelerated trip down the aisle, thanks to cancer. Play/download now!
Social worker Jane Deering discusses the impact of cancer on self-image and sexuality.
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Toni Spano-English talks about the scare tactics she employed in weeding through potential mates until she met her husband, Scott.
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Jason Zao talks about how he's still not ready to date.
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