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Ten Lessons for Enriching Life Learned by a Cancer Survivor. Lesson Three: Dream Large.
Editor’s note: A Tenth Anniversary Remembrance is a CancerForward series of blog posts attributed to the late Mariana Dieste Mead, MD, who fought pancreatic cancer for four years. In their original format, the posts are excerpts of “Ten Lessons for Enriching Life Learned by Confronting Death” written by Dr. Mead in collaboration with Clare Broun…
We Remember Ellen Stovall, Visionary Cancer Survivorship Advocate
Ellen Stovall, one of the most respected and knowledgeable cancer survivorship advocates in the United States died yesterday. The cause of death was a heart attack brought on by cardiac complications related to her cancer treatments. From 1992 to 2008 Ellen was President and CEO of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), the oldest…
Cancer Survivorship: A Raging Epidemic?
According to a report issued last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the number of cancer survivors in the United States increased to 11.7 million in 2007….nearly a 20 percent rise in the number of survivors living in 2001. Why the increase? Primarily, we can…
Targeting a Plan to Overcome the Challenges of Cancer Survivorship Care
Editor’s Note: The following is a recap of a recent article published in Cancer Therapy Advisor. All rights reserved. It reports on a session dedicated to survivorship care at the May 2015 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). By Beth Sanders Moore As of 2012 in the United States there were…
Cancer Survivorship Plans: The Next Phase of Cancer Care is Here and Now
Editor’s Note: The following is a recap of a recent article published in Texas Medicine, the monthly publication of the Texas Medical Association (TMA). All rights reserved. TMA is the largest state medical society in the nation, representing more than 48,000 physician and medical student members. It is located in Austin and has 110 component…
CancerForward Speakers Available for 2015 National Cancer Survivors Day Events
On Sunday, June 7, 2015, millions around the globe will celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day® (NCSD). It’s the day each year that we honor the strength and courage of those who are living with a history of cancer. It’s also a time to acknowledge the contributions of caregivers, families and friends of cancer survivors, as…
When A Woman Afflicted With Cancer and A Woman Afflicted With Heart Disease Are One
by Rebecca Trahan “You have cancer.” “You’re having a heart attack.” Hearing either of these statements is unimaginable to most. What could be worse? Hearing both statements could be far more traumatic. And more troubling still can be hearing that the treatment you received to arrest your cancer has caused your heart to fail. Talk…
Communicating with Your Doctor After Treatment
With almost 15 million cancer survivors now living in the United States and with that number growing, there is concern about how our healthcare system will provide proper after-treatment medical care for a burgeoning population of survivors. “We do not foresee an expansion of the number of health professionals specifically devoted to caring for cancer…
The First Mobile Clinic to Serve Cancer Survivors
by Owen Carson CancerForward was on hand earlier this year at the debut of a custom-built $1 million big rig that’s a first-of-its-kind mobile cancer survivor clinic. Mid-February, UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Moncrief Cancer Institute and Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center unveiled an 18-wheeler equipped with a 3-D digital mammography suite and two exam…
Beth Sanders Moore: New Study on Meditation A Boon For Breast Cancer Survivors
We at CancerForward and our social media communities are very excited about a study published this week that brings ground-breaking news for breast cancer survivors. For the first time, researchers have shown that practicing mindfulness meditation has a positive physical impact at the cellular level in breast cancer survivors. For many years, oncologists have known…