November is National Family Caregivers Month. In this blog post, Dr. Schapira writes about our need to do more than just recognizing cancer caregivers. They need to be supported and fully engaged in the treatment plan.
As National Family Caregivers Month approaches, Dr. Hillard writes about why he thinks cancer caregivers should receive their own day of recognition.
GIST advocate Norman Scherzer describes how he became involved in advocacy and shares a word of advice for when the going gets tough.
ON THIS PAGE: You will read about how to cope with challenges in everyday life after a cancer diagnosis. Use the menu to see other pages.
The word “survivorship” is complicated because it means different things to different people. Common definitions include:
Having no signs of cancer after finishing treatment.
We know that filling the gaps in knowledge about palliative care is important to delivering high-quality cancer care. Kavitha Ramchandran, MD, and Erika Tribett, MPH, have developed a massive open online course (MOOC) to help educate health care professionals and patients about palliative care.
ON THIS PAGE: You will read about how to with challenges in everyday life after a cancer diagnosis. Use the menu to see other pages.
The word “survivorship” is complicated because it means different things to different people. Common definitions include:
Having no signs of cancer after finishing treatment.
Living with, through, and beyond cancer. According to this definition, cancer survivorship begins at diagnosis and continues during treatment and through the rest of a person’s life.
ON THIS PAGE: You will read about how to cope with challenges in everyday life after a cancer diagnosis. Use the menu to see other pages.
The word “survivorship” is complicated because it means different things to different people. Common definitions include:
Having no signs of cancer after finishing treatment.
Living with, through, and beyond cancer. According to this definition, cancer survivorship begins at diagnosis and continues during treatment and through the rest of a person's life.
ON THIS PAGE: You will read about how to cope with challenges in everyday life after your child’s cancer diagnosis. Use the menu to see other pages.
ON THIS PAGE: You will read about how to cope with challenges in everyday life after a diagnosis of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD). Use the menu to see other pages.
The word “survivorship” is complicated because it means different things to different people. Common definitions include:
Having no signs of disease after finishing treatment.
ON THIS PAGE: You will read about how to cope with challenges in everyday life after a cancer diagnosis. Use the menu to see other pages.
The word “survivorship” is complicated because it means different things to different people. Common definitions include:
Having no signs of cancer after finishing treatment.
Living with, through, and beyond cancer. According to this definition, cancer survivorship begins at diagnosis and continues during treatment and through the rest of a person’s life.
