Survivorship

Male breast cancer survivor Khevin Barnes looks back on the longest year of his life.

To gain a patient's perspective on the Genomics of Young Lung Cancer Study and the importance of genomic testing, we spoke with Corey Wood, a 23-year-old trial participant and lung cancer survivor.

Anyone who has ever been a part of a Relay for Life event knows the smiles that show up when we take our victory lap to the cheers of loved ones and other survivors.

Electroacupuncture produced larger placebo and smaller nocebo effects than did gabapentin for treating hot flashes among breast cancer survivors.

More than 4,000 patients, survivors, loved ones, nurses and doctors gathered at Liberty State Park on September 12.

Kim Statham Ringen, DVM DACVIM (Oncology), a CURE contributor who is currently surviving stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer, discusses the importance of meeting other cancer survivors.

Susan Krigel, from the Midwest Cancer Alliance, discusses the effect of fear of recurrence on a cancer survivor's quality of life.

Susan Krigel, from the Midwest Cancer Alliance, discusses fear of recurrence among cancer survivors.

Photographer and cancer survivor chronicles journeys of affirmation — including his own.

Sleep disorders are finally getting the attention they deserve.

A lifelong artist, Marion Behr didn't lose that sensibility when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

The discord of our cancer is only a wrong note in our expression of the score of life. And I believe that, with due diligence and conscious camaraderie with our own bodies, we can live in harmony once more.

Keeping a positive outlook is proven to help with stress management, but when someone says to "think positive" or "be optimistic" during a time such as cancer, it can be much easier said than done.

Frederic C. Kass, from the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara, discusses the importance of a multidisciplinary team in dealing with a patient's fear.

Frederic C. Kass, from the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara, provides an overview of the importance of genetic counseling.

We sat down with Adele Croteau, a survivor of cervical cancer from Ottawa, Canada, at I Had Cancer's "A Celebration of Shared Experiences Honoring You."

Today, regardless of diagnosis, you are a survivor.

Nancy Carpenter was FreeToBreathe's featured survivor of the month for April.

A wide-angle view of life with cancer.

Cancer is a solitary event, and in that isolation lies empowerment, one survivor has found.

While the medical community delves into the mysteries of cancer and its undoing, we cancer survivors need immediate and long-term health practices that might tip the scale in our favor of survival.

Being diagnosed with cancer changes everything about your life. Yes, there are those few who have a simple diagnosis, breeze through treatment and then actually get back to some form of "normal" — the life they lived before they heard the words, It's cancer.

In a new study, weight training was shown to help stave off deterioration of physical function in breast cancer survivors, conferring a benefit twice that of women in a control group.

Insomnia, restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, and other sleep issues often affect quality of life in cancer patients, their caregivers, and survivors. Unfortunately, sleep complaints can often be overlooked by the medical staff or not mentioned by the patient.

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.

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.

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.

As a nonsmoker, lung cancer was never on my radar, especially not metastatic lung cancer.