Survivorship

As difficult as my cancer journey was, there were a lot of good things that came out of it. Cancer changed my life. It changed my perspective. It showed me what is truly important and valuable in life.

Some cancers and treatments can result in cognitive changes that affect thinking, learning, processing or remembering information. These changes can affect many aspects of life such as the ability to work or even to do everyday tasks. Find out whether you have an increased risk of cognitive changes.

Each person responds to treatment differently. No one knows in advance how effective cancer treatment will be. There's also no way to know how long anyone will live—with or without cancer.

I’ve already warned my family, if I decide to act a little crazy in the future, don’t worry. I’ve got a good excuse. I can always blame it on the cancer. It’s a good excuse, sometimes.

We have all had times in our lives where everything goes wrong at once. We got through them, and we continue to get through them.

Some cancer patients and survivors face the real risk of infertility due to a cancer diagnosis and/or its treatment. Livestrong Fertility helps you understand your fertility risks and options, and get access to fertility preservation discounts.

Opioids are a common tool in treating cancer-related pain, but they are also at the center of a nationwide epidemic. One that researchers have found cancer patients are not as linked to as previously thought.

Cancer survivors are like bumblebees in that they continue to go on and fly despite the countless obstacles they face.

We arrived in a remote region of Long Island just in time to sit back on the deck overlooking the bay and catch a magical, breathtaking sunset. Five years of struggling through cancer, we’d damn well earned this moment.

An author and two-time cancer survivor offers fellow writers some advice on what they’ll need to know if they’re considering writing a book about surviving cancer.

On social media, CURE® recently asked its readers to share the most surprising thing that’s changed in their life since receiving a cancer diagnosis. Here, we share some of their responses.

The relationship that develops between a cancer patient and their oncology team is a most intimate thing.

Like the novel coronavirus, cancer is invisible, unrelenting, and always surrounding us.

Patients with cancer have a right to choose not to treat their illness, even if it’s not a popular decision.

A two-time cancer survivor discusses how survivors sometimes get assigned an unwilling task of being a cancer educator or ambassador to friends and family.

A former clinical trial designer at the National Cancer Institute offers patients with cancer advice on why they should consider joining clinical trials and provides insight into two common misconceptions about trials.

Estimates indicate that cancer will become the number one leading cause of death in the United States over the next five to 10 years. But, as one expert argued in a policy roundtable, there are ways to significantly decrease that rate.

Be well and use good judgment at this time to manage your medical care, but don't be afraid to ask and inquire about accommodations that can be made to support your overall well-being.

Having lived with the possibility of early death as a two-time cancer patient, I’m used to the coronavirus threat and all that it entails.

Cancer therapies can take a toll on the skeleton, but the right moves can minimize the loss.

The LGBT community is faced with a disproportionate cancer burden that needs to be addressed.

A cancer survivor laments not getting more done until she realizes she just moves slower, and that's ok. As long as you don't stop.

Older survivors face increased symptom burden, which in turn affects their well-being, highlighting the need for cancer-related symptom surveillance and intervention.

One cancer survivor looks back on how a breast cancer diagnosis divided her life into a before and after, and looks ahead to what comes next.

To combat the stigma around mental health care for patients with lung cancer, survivor Nancy Cohen shares her own treatment story and why she feels it's important to include mental health care during cancer treatment.

We asked our readers, what is the most important lesson cancer has taught you?