Survivorship

A cancer survivor describes the emotional rollercoaster of learning her tumor marker levels have risen. "I had decided that this would be the year I would bid farewell to my cancer journey. So much for my big plan," she writes.

A pancreatic cancer survivor makes a comparison between alcoholism and being a cancer survivor.

As cancer survivorship rates increase, so does a survivor’s risk for chronic conditions that may impact their quality of life.

A cancer survivor describes how she faces her fears throughout health emergencies.

A cancer survivor offers tips to family, friends and strangers on how to support those with cancer.

Society helps move progress forward in cancer research, causing one survivor to ask, “How can I pay back that debt?”

A blood cancer survivor compares her journey to a rollercoaster and describes how she never knows what lies ahead.

After missing his flight, voice actor Rob Paulsen recorded a vlog in the airport where he discusses the “platinum lining” behind his cancer diagnosis when it comes to everyday hassles like travel.

One cancer survivor explains why a friend writes letters to his loved ones before each surgery “just in case.”

Medically underserved and minority breast cancer survivors experienced improved outcomes and quality of life after participating in community-based physical activity programs, according to recent study results.

A cancer survivor explains why she thinks so many people – especially cancer survivors – are so stressed right now and encourages them to share their emotions with others.

A doctor helps put patients at ease when it comes to undergoing genetic testing after a cancer diagnosis and explains why it is important to do so.

What do you do when cancer begins to drive a wedge between you and your partner? “I always feel it could cause the end of my relationship because I’m too much,” writes one survivor.

Sometimes cancer survivors do not realize how hard it is for other people to know what to say. We need to educate them!

A man who lost his wife due to cancer explains how it changed the trajectory of his family’s lives. He writes, “The question will still weigh on me at times, often in a religious or philosophical sense – was this the plan all along?”

Many patients with cancer experience challenges with sexual intimacy. Body image, self-esteem, vaginal health and a positive mindset all come into play.

Every cancer survivor has a different story and experience, and they should not always be looped into the same category. “Like fingerprints, we all have different characteristics and are individually unique,” writes a survivor.

Dr. Curtis Mack can relate to his patients on a level other radiation oncologists might not be able to because he has received a diagnosis, gone through treatment and survived cancer himself.

Remission should lift the burden of cancer, but the effects that follow treatment may keep many cancer survivors from being able to sleep at night.

Whether it be physical, psychosocial or financial, the lasting effects of cancer and its treatment can be overwhelming. One expert explains how a personalized survivorship care plan can tackle it altogether.

A woman writes a poem to thank the doctors and nurses who treated her ovarian cancer and changed her life.

The process of scheduling and receiving scans to monitor your disease can be emotionally triggering and traumatic as a patient with cancer, one woman explains.

A melanoma survivor and former caregiver analyzes the way society’s labels shape our behaviors and identities.

A cancer survivor explains that similar to combat veterans who experience post-traumatic stress after war, cancer survivors live with the impacts of their journey even after being in remission.

Cancer survivors who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual report experiencing significantly more challenges in their survivorship than their heterosexual peers, according to recent study results.

Residing in neighborhoods that are within walking distance of destinations such as shops, restaurants and bus stops was associated with a decrease in BMI among black cancer survivors.

After enduring cancer, how does one celebrate completing treatments? A woman writes about celebrating all of her sister's successes, no matter how big or small.

A cancer survivor dedicates two spirited poems to living 12 years post-cancer.