A new article from Medscape examines how many cancer survivors face health challenges similar to “accelerated aging” – including early heart disease, frailty, and other conditions. If you’re a survivor, consider sharing this article with your primary care doctor. It’s a powerful way to help them understand what survivorship really means.
“Scanxiety,” or the fear that accompanies follow-up testing for cancer survivors, is a common and understandable consequence of what we’ve all been through. In this article, nurses at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in NYC offer some of their “tried and true” methods for coping with this. While the focus in this article is largely on breast cancer, the phenomenon of scanxiety does not belong to a single cancer diagnosis. It affects us all.
Hodgkin International’s Rachel Gingold reflects on 36 years of survivorship.
Young adulthood is full of challenges, but when a cancer diagnosis enters the picture, things get really intense, really fast. Fresh out of undergrad at 24, my life changed overnight when the symptoms I’d been having for nearly a year turned out to be Hodgkin lymphoma – cancer.
Kim Hoffman and Josh Woda, both Hodgkin lymphoma survivors who were each diagnosed in college, reconnected years later after relapsing and eventually fell in love. Their journey is a beautiful reminder that shared experiences can forge powerful bonds and healing hope. A truly uplifting story for anyone in the Hodgkin’s community looking for connection and inspiration.
Jennifer Young, a melanoma survivor, reflects on what it meant to see her daughter reach age 19, the same age she was when she was first diagnosed. She shares how her cancer experience made her more resilient, more empathetic, and more grateful for everyday moments.
In this powerful advocacy piece, Phuong Ly Gallagher and Erin Cummings, both cancer survivors and dedicated advocates, share their personal stories to raise awareness in the medical community. Their message is clear: cancer survivorship does not end with remission.
A promising approach featured in the article is survivorship-focused primary care, where physicians trained in both oncology and internal medicine provide ongoing, comprehensive care. Early results show this model improves screening, identifies late effects sooner, and enhances quality of life. For Hodgkin lymphoma survivors, who often face serious late effects years or decades after treatment, this kind of care could be life‑saving.
Actor Barry Watson shares his journey from a Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis to over a decade of survivorship. His story highlights the importance of a positive attitude and the support of others during treatment and recovery.
The work of Hodgkin’s International was prominently mentioned, as was our symposium in Boston on the late effects of cancer treatment.