After Treatment and Survivorship

Cancer.Net is pleased to offer its patient information on cancer research, treatment, coping, and many other topics in an audio podcast format. This gives people with cancer, and their families and friends, an additional option of how they'd like to receive oncologist-approved information from Cancer.Net.

Explaining Podcasts

A Cancer.Net Podcast is a pre-recorded audio file in which a specific cancer-related topic is addressed in order to assist people with cancer. A podcast can be listened to online (through the Internet) or downloaded to your computer free of charge. After downloading, a Cancer.Net Podcast may also be transferred to an MP3 audio player, such as an iPod. To download or listen to a Cancer.Net Podcast on your computer, you will need software capable of playing MP3 files, such as Windows Media Player or QuickTime.

You may also want to subscribe to Cancer.Net Podcasts, so that new offerings are automatically downloaded to your personal computer as soon as they are available. To subscribe, copy-and-paste the link below into software that allows podcast subscriptions, such as iTunes or Juice.

For a variety of podcasts designed for professionals in the field of oncology, see the ASCO Podcasts.

Cancer and the Workplace
May 2, 2011

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In this podcast, we discuss dealing with workplace discrimination after a cancer diagnosis.
(6.95 MB/7:35)

Being a Cancer Advocate
May 3, 2010

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A person who has been touched by cancer often wants to make a difference in the lives of people with the disease by becoming a cancer advocate. In this podcast, we’ll talk about what advocacy is as a concept, as well as how advocates play an important role in the cancer community through their activities.
(4.48MB/4:53)

H1N1 Flu Facts for People With Cancer
February 3, 2010

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In this podcast, we’ll talk about the symptoms and risks of H1N1, as well as getting flu vaccinations. You’ll also learn about how to reduce your risk of getting H1N1 flu and the seasonal flu, and what to do if you get the flu.
(5.74MB/6:16)

Coping With Fear of Recurrence
February 11, 2009

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This podcast deals with how to cope with the common fear that cancer will return after treatment is complete.
(4.40 MB/4:48)

An Advocate Looks Back at 25 Years of Patient and Survivor Communications, With Selma Schimmel
July 23, 2008

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This is the first in a new series of Patient Advocate Guest Columns and Podcasts, launched as a forum for patient advocates to address a topic, issue, or trend within the cancer community through Cancer.Net, the patient information website of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
(8.53 MB/9:19)

Finishing Treatment: What Comes Next?, with Lidia Schapira, MD
July 11, 2007

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What to expect as you approach the end of your active treatment for cancer.
(4.52 MB/4:56)

Follow-up Care for Colorectal Cancer
May 23, 2007

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Follow-up care for people treated for stage II or stage III colorectal cancer.
(5.16 MB/5:38)