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You have now joined an estimated 12 million Americans who have lived through and beyond cancer treatment. Now it is time to heal — for to be well is to be cured, but to be whole is to be healed.

Battling Cancer Again

BY TERESA MCUSIC

Why treatment of one cancer could lead to the diagnosis of a new cancer. 

Long-term Effects

Downsizing Swollen Limbs

BY KATHERINE HOBSON

Controlling lymphedema with the old and the new.

Fertility

Life Choices

BY KATHY LATOUR

CML survivor Erin Zammett Ruddy wants a baby. The trade-off may be her health.

Moving On

Surviving "Survivor" Stereotypes

BY CURTIS PESMEN

Patients face how cancer will define them once treatment ends. 

Challenges in Cancer Survivorship

BY KATHY LATOUR

Researchers confirm survivorship issues at biennial meeting.

What Five Years Really Means

BY CURTIS PESMEN

Survival statistics mean different things for different cancers. 

Art & Life

BY KATHY LATOUR

 A program in New York City helps survivors use artistic expression to communicate their experiences.

Exercise Programs: Cross Country

BY LENA HUANG

A number of exercise programs exist specifically for cancer patients who want to rehabilitate and get in shape.  

A Plan For Change

BY KATY HUMAN

How cancer survivors can change their lifestyle for better health.

Defining Survivorship

BY MELISSA WEBER

Julia Rowland, PhD, director of the National Cancer Institute's Office of Cancer Survivorship talks about the condition of survivorship care.

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