Survivorship
The Hidden Cost of Cancer: Time Toxicities and Insurance Delays
Dr. Alexandra Zaleta discusses how most cancer patients face prior authorization delays, despite 95% being approved, highlighting the need for reform.
Living with Cancer Taught Me Strength, Wage Theft Taught Me Silence
Diagnosed with incurable cancer in her 20s, Nathalie Jean rebuilt broken systems in public service — only to face wage theft and silence after success.
What Does National Cancer Survivors Month Mean to You?
CURE asked cancer survivors, thrivers, advocates, and those whose lives have been touched by cancer: what does National Cancer Survivors Month mean to you?
This Wasn't the Plan: When the World Shifted After Cancer
At age 19, I was a medical student with big dreams — until stage 4 blood cancer changed everything, leading to a journey of resilience and quiet hope.
A Reflection on Hope from a Cancer Survivor
I share how hope, even when uncertain, helped me through cancer and honors its role in balancing realism, resilience and emotional survival.
A Veteran Reflects on CAR T-Cell Therapy and Isolation
Mark Daniels, 83, credits CAR T-cell therapy and compassionate care for helping him overcome lymphoma and endure the isolating treatment toll.
Saying No to Shapewear After a Double Mastectomy
After having a double mastectomy to rid myself of cancer, I’m less picky about how I look and won’t be wearing uncomfortable shapewear for a wedding.
A Cancer Thriver Breaks Down Her Definition of Survivorship
Valarie Traynham shares what survivorship means to her, and how the definition has evolved after her diagnosis, during National Cancer Survivors Month.
A New Digital Platform Aims to Expand Access to Early Oncology Trials
The START Hope Hub is a robust digital platform designed to break down barriers to early-phase clinical trial access for those with cancer.
How Insurance Red Tape Threatens Timely Cancer Care
A study explores how prior authorization requirements; coverage stoppages and other red tape can generate barriers to life saving therapies in cancer care.
Survivorship, the Hardest Part After Cancer?
Survivorship after cancer can be harder than treatment. My daughter faces lasting side effects, fear, and uncertainty while building a life she hopes to live fully.
Being a Cancer Survivor is a Gift I Never Take for Granted
Being a cancer survivor for nine and a half years has taught me to live in the moment, to make those moments count.
How to Prepare for Self-Advocacy After a Cancer Diagnosis
Patients can prepare for self-advocacy by bringing personal overviews to help care teams connect with them as individuals, explained Michelle Kirschner.
I Sometimes Forget to Celebrate Survivorship
Five years after my transplant for leukemia, I’m learning to focus on gratitude despite daily struggles, remembering that being alive is the greatest gift.
You Are Not Alone While Building a Support Team During Cancer Care
Michelle Kirschner discusses the how patients can foster a strong network of supporters from diagnosis through survivorship.
When Treatment Ends, Support Shouldn’t Stop in Cancer Care
Natalie Schnaitmann discusses the importance of self-advocacy and access to second opinions when symptoms are dismissed among young women with cancer.
The Gift of a Good Cancer Nurse
When it comes to living with cancer, your nurses make a difference.
Protect Your Healing by Lowering Chemical Exposure After Cancer Diagnosis
It is important to understand why it is vital that patients and survivors of cancer take steps to reduce the body’s burden both before and after treatment.
Understanding Supportive Care Needs in Younger Women With Cancer
Natalie Schnaitmann discusses urgent supportive care gaps younger women with cancer encounter, and how they affect long-term quality of life.
Addressing Unmet Needs for Young Women Before, During and After a Cancer Diagnosis
Natalie Schnaitmann discusses urgent supportive care gaps that affect long-term quality of life for younger women with cancer.
You Are Not a Statistic: Facing Cancer With Hope, Not Numbers
I’m here to prove that powerful phrase; after nearly 16 years living with incurable cancer, I know there’s more to my story than the statistics.
Exercise Improves Survival End Points After High-Risk CRC Treatment
Participation in a structured exercise program following surgery and adjuvant chemo improved key survival end points in stage 3 and high-risk stage 2 CRC.
The Healing Power of Teddy Bears for Adults With Cancer
There are many instances where teddy bears can be the key to opening hearts and minds during cancer care.
Guiding Light: A Journey of Support and Hope
Christine Simonelli, B.S.N., RN, CCRC, OCN, is amazing, and goes out of her way to help patients and providers.
Helping the Team While Helping Others
Kathleen Shuey, M.S., RN, SCON, ACNS-BC, listens and guides us in the right direction in caring for our oncology population.
True Grit: The Spirit of an Extraordinary Healer
Heather Patenaude, B.S.N., RN, displays the highest level of technical skills necessary to provide compassionate care to her patients.
With Cancer in Remission, What Is the New Normal for Patients?
CURE spoke with experts about what life is like for patients in the survivorship care period.
Reflecting on my Son's Graduation as a Previvor
As a Lynch syndrome previvor, I feel deep gratitude to witness my son’s graduation — a milestone my brother never lived to see with his own child.
Preparing For Survivorship After Lymphoma Treatment in AYA Patients
Dr. Kara Kelly discusses specific long-term health considerations that AYA survivors of lymphoma should be aware of to best prepare for survivorship.
Long-Term Prostate Cancer Data Highlights Risk and Survivorship Needs
Researchers followed patients for years and found that the risk of dying from prostate cancer depended on how aggressive the cancer was at diagnosis.