Survivorship
Cancer survivorship begins at the time of diagnosis and continues throughout the rest of a person’s life, although many people commonly think of survivorship as the phase that begins after
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Quality of Life and Treatment
Because survivorship begins at diagnosis, cancer treatment is one of the earliest and most significant parts of the survivorship experience. Treatment plans are individualized and may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation
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End-of-life Care
End-of-life care is a compassionate approach to care that focuses on comfort, dignity, quality of life, and support for individuals who are approaching the final stages of a serious illness.
Palliative Care
Palliative care is an important part of cancer survivorship care and focuses on improving quality of life for individuals living with cancer at any stage of the disease. Unlike hospice
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Distress Thermometer
This tool helps providers assess a patient’s distress level.
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Distress During Cancer Care
Everyone with cancer has distress at some point in time. Distress is normal. This booklet is a guide to understanding distress and where you can go for help when you
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Moving through Cancer | A Guide to Getting and Staying Active During Cancer Treatment
This booklet will explain the why, what, how, and when of physical activity during and after cancer treatment.
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Advancing Patient-Centered Cancer Survivorship Care Toolkit
The Advancing Patient-Centered Cancer Survivorship Care Toolkit supports training and technical assistance to improve patient-centered cancer survivorship care.
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National Cancer Survivorship Resource Center Tools
This resource offers help with implementing the American Cancer Society cancer survivorship care guidelines for colorectal, head and neck and prostate cancers and the American Cancer Society/American Society of Clinical
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Patient-Provider Communication: Improving the Mental Health of Cancer Survivors (Video)
Learn about tools that health care providers can use to conduct distress screening with cancer survivors from Dr. Natasha Buchanan Lunsford, a clinical health psychologist in CDC’s Division of Cancer
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Follow-Up Medical Care
Information on this site focuses on follow-up care for your cancer treatment.
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Cancer Treatment and Survivorship Care Plans
The American Society of Clinical Oncology developed two forms that can help you keep track of important care plan information so it can be easily shared with health care providers
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Cancer Survivorship Care Plans
A survivorship care plan includes important information about your cancer and treatment, which helps you and your doctors understand each other. Learn more.
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Facing Forward: Life After Cancer Treatment
Facing Forward: Life After Cancer Treatment is a booklet for people who have completed cancer treatment.
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Survivorship Checklist
The Cancer Survivorship Checklist is designed to be a simple, straightforward tool patients and caregivers can use as a guide for information critical to their care wherever they are on
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Survivorship: During and After Treatment
Explore information and tips on staying active and healthy during and after cancer treatment. You can also get information on managing your health care as a cancer survivor.
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Cancer Survival Toolbox
This award-winning Cancer Survival Toolbox is a free audio program. It was created by leading cancer organizations to help people develop skills to better meet and understand the challenges of
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Stories of Life After Cancer
Hear how Wenora, Mark, Xenia, and Ana María approach life after cancer and find their new normal.
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Caring for Cancer Survivors
People are living longer after a cancer diagnosis because of advances in early detection and treatment. Medical and public health professionals can help prepare survivors for the possible long-term and
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What is Survivorship?
Today, there are more than 16.9 million Americans alive with a history of cancer. This site’s survivorship section provides helpful information for cancer survivors and their friends and family.
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National Cancer Survivors Day
The National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation encourages resolving the issues of cancer survivorship through public education and awareness. Explore these resources to learn more about the challenges cancer survivors face.
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Cancer Survivorship
The term Cancer Survivorship has come to have various meanings over the years. In the past, a cancer survivor has been used to refer to anyone who has ever been