A cancer diagnosis is probably the worst thing you can hear from your doctor. However there are many cancers that can be successfully treated.
My father was treated with chemo at a cancer center for 5 years. The Oncologist that Dad had was salt of the earth in my book. Wonderful man. The staff there were of the most proffessonial people you could imagine.
The best part was that we saw the same patients there week in and week out. You tend to develop friendships and actually look forward to seeing these people again. There are many success stories about your new friends and that goes a long way to ease your anxiety.
The road maybe long, but you will meet a lot of good and wonderful people.
God speed, and may God Bless...