After I found out I had no evidence of disease (NED), my gynecologic oncologist told me to "live life fully."

I am not sure what this really means, but based on my conversation with her, she wastrying to say I should move forward with my life without constantly thinking about cancer.

Finding a "new normal" -- or a "new reality," as I like to say -- is a process most cancer patients go through...

Sandra Bishnoi was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer with bone metastasis in January 2011; she currently has no evidence of disease. Prior to her diagnosis, she was a young mother, chemistry professor and scientist living in Chicago. She is now in pursuit of a new identity with the aid of her two young children, her supportive husband and the Houston scientific community. 

I was recently asked how breast cancer...