8 Common Phrases You Should Avoid Saying to Someone With Cancer

8 Common Phrases You Should Avoid Saying to Someone With Cancer

What you don’t say can matter just as much as what you doMedically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MDMTStock Studio / Getty Images Language can make a huge difference in our loved one's cancer journeyWhen Thomas Goode, a 52-year-old North Carolina resident, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma 16 years ago, it felt like the ground fell out from under his feet. As he went through months of radiation, stem cell transplants, and clinical trials, Goode …