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.

As part of LLS’s series “How Do I?”, Dr. Samantha Siegel, Onco-PCP expert explains how to find survivorship care after cancer treatment.

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.

This article describes the results of a study from the University of California San Francisco. It highlights one of the topics Dr. Micheal Stubblefield mentioned in his presentation at our conference. It comes from a paper that was published in the British Medical Journal Supportive and Palliative Care, July 2022. First author Steven W. Cheung, MD notes the marked incidence of hearing loss and tinnitus in survivors, owing to chemotherapy drugs that contained platinum as well as those that contained taxanes.

Cardiovascular screening is critical for Hodgkin Lymphoma survivors. Anthracyclines and radiation put childhood cancer survivors at higher risk for heart failure and heart disease.

Long-term survivors have been using the internet to understand their Late Effects for years. The value of self-advocacy is highlighted in this article.