This long-awaited, important document was published just this week. It represents the input of key stakeholders in cancer survivorship and was developed over the course of many months. While the proposed standards are not mandatory, it is, at the very least, a significant attempt to put us on a course of providing optimal care for ALL cancer survivors.
In this insightful and intriguing essay, Dr. Stacey Wentworth looks at how to evaluate the doctor-patient relationship. She offers some key guidelines for helping survivors determine if they are in the right place, with the right person, at the right time.
The research was presented in October, 2022 at the International Symposium on Hodgkin Lymphoma and earlier, at the ASCO (American Society for Clinical Oncology) Annual Meeting in 2021. A common chemotherapy drug used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma conferred a significantly increased risk of breast cancer among women treated during adolescence and adulthood, a large retrospective study showed.
VivorCare is the first virtual survivorship clinic for those living with and beyond cancer.
Meet Dr. Stephanie Smith, Dr. Lidia Schapira, Elle Billman, and Dr. Natasha Steele – the “dream team” from Stanford Medicine who have created an exciting new resource for cancer survivors. This podcast offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from both survivors and experts in survivorship care on a wide range of subjects. It is informative, engaging, and just what we need to feel less alone in our struggles.
Sometimes, moving our bodies is the LAST thing we want to do. Cancer survivorship can be exhausting. Fatigue is one of the most common effects of cancer treatment. And, the more late effects begin to pile up, the more tired we become, and the more likely we are to succumb to the couch. But there are many, many reasons why we shouldn’t.
Even a small amount of exercise can have a significant impact. Just about everyone can benefit from a daily walk.
Being diagnosed with cancer at any age puts many in a tailspin.
The first study to demonstrate an association between therapeutic radiation dose to the large bowel and colorectal cancer.
While the treatment of various cancers using radiation therapy for conditions including Hodgkin’s disease is regarded as a “medical miracle”, patients are often unaware that radiation can negatively impact organs including the heart, the lungs and the esophagus. Specific to the heart, there is a strong association among radiation therapy and heart valve disease, coronary artery disorders, ascending aorta defects and pericardium issues.