Survivor care

Breast Cancer, Male - Survivorship

ON THIS PAGE: You will read about how to cope with challenges in everyday life after a breast cancer diagnosis. Use the menu to see other pages.

What is survivorship?

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.

Lidia Schapira, MD, FASCO; 2015-2021 Cancer.Net Editor in Chief
December 3, 2015
Lidia Schapira, MD, FASCO

Every Step of the Way

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Dr. Schapira talks about the transition from person with cancer to survivor and considerations for appropriate medical care after cancer.

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Medulloblastoma - Childhood - Survivorship

ON THIS PAGE: You will read about how to cope with challenges in everyday life after your child’s medulloblastoma diagnosis. Use the menu to see other pages.

What is survivorship?

The word “survivorship” means different things to different people, but it often describes living with, through, and beyond cancer. In some ways, survivorship is one of the most complicated parts of the cancer experience because it is different for every child and their family.

Neuroblastoma - Childhood - Survivorship

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.

What is survivorship?

The word “survivorship” means different things to different people, but it often describes living with, through, and beyond cancer. In some ways, survivorship is one of the most complicated parts of the cancer experience because it is different for every child and their family.

Lymphoma - Hodgkin - Childhood - Survivorship

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.

What is survivorship?

The word “survivorship” means different things to different people, but it often describes living with, through, and beyond cancer. In some ways, survivorship is one of the most complicated parts of the cancer experience because it is different for every person and their family.

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