Survivorship
Meeting the Needs of Survivors
When former president Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act in 1971, survivorship care was not even a topic of discussion due to extensive inpatient care and high mortality rates from the disease.
Pampering the Nation's Cancer Patients and Survivors
Cancer Survivors Beauty and Support Day is an annual event on the first Tuesday in June where those in the beauty industry volunteer services to cancer patients and survivors.
A Healthy Change
For survivors of colorectal cancer, struggles can include negative body image, persistent gastrointestinal problems and sexual dysfunction—issues that can diminish quality of life and jeopardize relationships.
From a Cough to Metastatic Lung Cancer
As a nonsmoker, lung cancer was never on my radar, especially not metastatic lung cancer.
