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Survivorship is so much more than just surviving cancer. It involves living with, through and beyond a cancer diagnosis. The Community Cancer Center is proud to have the only dedicated Survivorship Clinic in the area, designed to help you through every step of your survivorship journey, regardless of when or where you were treated.
Living a healthy lifestyle is important for all of us, but as a cancer survivor we stress physical wellness even more. My motto, “Move more and sit less.” It does
Summer time, summer time. Oh, how we all love summer time. The warmth of the sun brings a smile to our face and the bright light helps to lift our
Cognitive Dysfunction Cognitive dysfunction is a common side effect that occurs when someone goes through cancer treatments. It is more commonly associated with chemotherapy and is lovingly referred to as,
Heather Dommer, Survivorship Nurse Practitioner at the Helen G. Nassif Community Cancer Center, joins Dr. Arnold to discuss cancer survivorship. What it is, what services are offered for survivors, how the pandemic affected survivorship services and more.
In 2019, the estimated number of cancer survivors was over 16.9 million. This has likely risen since then and is predicted to be at 22.2 million by 2030. Cancer not
Cancer effects all aspects of a person and this includes sexuality. Many of the treatments including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation will not only produce physical changes, but also emotional changes.
The fear of recurrence of cancer is the most common long-term effect of any cancer, no matter the type. Almost everyone will think about this at some point in their
By: Heather Dommer, ARNP “I’m done with cancer treatment I should be excited, right?” This is a common question I hear in the survivorship clinic. Unfortunately, many cancer survivors have
Cancer survivorship can mean a lot of things to different people. If you asked everyone who has ever been diagnosed with cancer you would likely get as many different answers as the people that you asked.
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