Jeannine Walston has written about cancer, health, and healing since 1998. Explore some of her published work, as well as examples of other projects with which she is involved.
Also, see Jeannine’s Writing & Consulting for various writing topics, and her list of Clients. Her stories, sensibility of science, systems, and solutions shine strongly. Find specific answers here to improve quality of life, cancer survival, cancer prevention, health and wellness, and lifestyle.
Specific Published Writing
My Insights to Cancer Genetics After More Than 20 Years of Brain Tumor Survival
CURE Today, July 28, 2022
Actions with Brain Tumor Awareness Month in May and Beyond
CURE Today, May 23, 2019
How I Became a 20-Year Brain Tumor Survivor
CURE Today, May 14, 2018
Cancer Survivors Face Challenges and Must Find Solutions
CURE Today, October 3, 2017
10 Essential Facts About Brain Tumor Awareness Month From a 19 Year Brain Tumor Survivor
CURE Today, May 11, 2017
Insights from a 19-Year Brain Tumor Survivor: 1st Awake Brain Surgery and Quest into my Calling
Exclusive JeannineWalston.com, April 5, 2017
18-Year Brain Tumor Survivor Thriving from 3rd Awake Brain Surgery & Immunotherapy Vaccine from Dr. Linda Liau at UCLA
UCLA Health, December 1, 2016
Integrative Strategies for Facing Cancer
Cancer Today from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), October 4, 2016
Why Multiple Opinions Matter
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, August 12, 2016
How My Brain Finds New Solutions
National Brain Tumor Society, May 24, 2016
I’m A Cancer Survivor. Here’s How I Brought An Integrative Approach To My Conventional Treatment
MindBodyGreen, May 17, 2016
My Brain Tumour Led to My Purpose
Living Well, Autumn 2016 (in Australia)
Awakening Your Soul Beyond Cancer: 18 Tips
CURE Today, March 23, 2016
Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2) Drives Breakthroughs in Research
CURE Today, March 8, 2016
A Brain Tumor Diagnosis Has Taken My Life in New Directions
The ASCO Post, February 10, 2016
10 Mind-Body Wellness Strategies
LivingHealthy, January 12, 2016
Finding Inner Strength and Self-Care for Cancer Patients
CURE Today, January 11, 2016
Healing With A Brain Tumor
FOCUS magazine, December 13, 2015
Holiday Tips for Cancer Patients and Caregivers
CURE Today, December 13, 2015
Immunocommunity: Featured story – Jeannine Walston
Cancer Research Institute, December 10, 2015
Pilot project at USC develops tools to improve assessment of a patient’s health
USC News (University of Southern California), November 18, 2015
Jeannine Walston – 17-Year Brain Tumor Thriver
Anti-Cancer Club, November 12, 2015
Inflammation: Causes, Effects and Solutions
LivingHealthy, October 15, 2015
My Experience with Integrative Cancer Care
Cancer Support Community, October 15, 2015
24 Tips to Create Comfort During Cancer
CURE Today, September 23, 2015
New Results About Cancer-Related Financial Problems
CURE Today, July 15, 2015
9 Tips to Live Life More Fully from a Cancer Survivor
LivingHealthy, July 1, 2015
Beyond War on Cancer to Better Answers
CURE Today, June 9, 2015
Is Twitter a Reliable Source for Cancer Information from Physicians?
CURE Today, June 1, 2015
My Cancer Journey Using Personalized Medicine in Integrative Cancer Care
Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute, September 6, 2013
How to Deal with Cancer (How to Optimally Navigate Through Cancer)
MindBodyGreen, August 6, 2013
Can You Prevent Cancer? 5 Changes to Make Now
MindBodyGreen, May 21, 2013
7 Key Healthy Strategies from a 15-Year Cancer Survivor
Huffington Post, May 14, 2013
What 15 Years of Cancer Healing Taught Me (My 15-Year Cancer Anniversary with New Wisdom)
MindBodyGreen, March 23, 2013
Healing After My Second Awake Brain Tumor Surgery
Huffington Post, January 6, 2012
How My Brain Tumor Woke Me Up To Life
Huffington Post, August 28, 2011
Five Lifestyle Strategies to Reduce Cancer Risk
EmpowHER, January 11, 2011
Why Do Women Need Integrative Cancer Care for the Whole Person Care
EmpowHER, November 7, 2010
In the Across the World Search for Cancer Treatments, No Guarantees (extensive article about Robert Gorter, MD in Cologne / Koln, Germany)
Healing Focus Exclusive, September 2007 (and now at JeannineWalston.com The Truth About Robert Gorter, MD)
Beyond Brain Matter (article about homotoxicology)
Alternative Medicine, October 2005
Survivorship (chapter)
The Essential Guide to Brain Tumors, National Brain Tumor Foundation, 2004
Sexuality After Breast Cancer (article)
CURE Today magazine, Winter 2003
Growing Through Cancer (article about post-traumatic growth)
CURE Today magazine, Winter 2002
Awakening to life after battling tumor (article)
The Washington Times, February 1999
Some Specific Clients & Projects
American Brain Tumor Association
Revised the chapter Seizures in A Primer of Brain Tumors and their booklet Metastatic Brain Tumors, as well as consulting work on Survivorship Project with research on the survivorship literature and resource list, focus group questions, draft questionnaire, and report analyzing the questionnaire data
Anticancer Fund (formerly Reliable Cancer Therapies)
Edited and wrote for their extensive educational website, educational materials for events, further marketing materials, and other forms of marketing
Brain Tumor Society and National Brain Tumor Foundation (now National Brain Tumor Society)
Fundraised for events in Washington, DC and San Francisco, CA, and for the National Brain Tumor Society wrote the Survivorship chapter in The Essential Guide to Brain Tumors
Cancer Information and Support Network
Wrote website content for Recently Diagnosed, Cancer 101, Survivorship, Drug Development, and New Cancer Treatments sections
Cancer Support Community
Reviewed, wrote, and edited Frankly Speaking About Cancer, and reviewed the updates in 2019 to their book, Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors
Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Performed some marketing information and outreach to potential attendees as well as promotion for CancerGuides®
EmergingMed
Patient summaries translated from scientific information about cancer clinical trials
Functional Wellness & Sciences Institute
Edited and wrote website content
LIVESTRONG
An extensive report about exercise and cancer
Tiatros
Wrote detailed content about my story and strategies, and videotaped me in collaboration with Tiatros experts, on resilience for brain tumor patients and caregivers for an institution with several hospitals
University of Southern California
Wrote a press release and writing an article about a new project that will create a tracking system for cancer patients during therapy and long-term follow-up
Wellness Within
Wrote information in their Resources section, and provided suggestions about communication for other areas of their website and through additional components of their non-profit
Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2) (non-profit closed)
Ambassador for ABC2 and reviewed their website, performed a further analysis, and provided help in national fundraising
Alliance for Prostate Cancer Prevention (non-profit closed)
Researched and wrote quarterly prostate cancer prevention and prostate cancer risk newsletter
More Projects & Work
- Report about self-perceptions of cancer survivors and their needs for a cancer non-profit organization
- Chapters published in cancer educational manuals
- Educational and marketing materials for healthcare practices
- Educational and marketing materials for healthcare product companies
- Scientific literature searches about product ingredients for natural health care supplement companies
- Content for public educational materials and presentations under contract to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, including fact sheets entitled “About Clinical Trials” and “Homeopathy”
- Presentations on the drug development process, palliative care, stem cells, and expanded access for the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
- Website content on childhood cancer public policy and advocacy for the Children’s Cause for Cancer Advocacy
- Lobbied Congress many times with the North American Brain Tumor Coalition, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, Children’s Cause for Cancer Advocacy, Cancer Leadership Council, and LIVESTRONG
- Extensive work for two years full-time at the U.S. Congress in Washington, DC as a Legislative Aide
- Leader for marketing, organization before, many roles in working at a one week conference in San Diego and one month conference in Puerto Rico, and afterward for a business
Next Steps
Contact Jeannine Walston to explore consulting opportunities here.
