CDC - Cancer Survivorship

CDC - Cancer Survivorship

Cancer Survivorship

CDC works with public, non-profit, and private partners to create and implement strategies to help the millions of people in the United States and other countries who live with, through, and beyond cancer.

Features

Caregivers
A growing number of people face physical, emotional, and financial challenges to provide unpaid care for loved ones with cancer.

Millions of Survivors
Earlier diagnosis and better treatment and follow-up care allow more people to live many years after a cancer diagnosis.

Preventing Infections in Cancer Patients
Cancer patients who are treated with chemotherapy are more likely to get infections.

CDC's Stories of Survivorship
Cancer has touched the lives of many CDC employees. Some of them share their stories and words of wisdom.

Cancer Survivorship Research

• The role of social support in posttreatment surveillance among African-American survivors of colorectal cancer
• Estimates of young breast cancer survivors at risk for infertility in the U.S.
• Annual patient time costs associated with medical care among cancer survivors in the United States

More Research

Cancer Survivorship Fact Sheet

This fact sheet  [PDF-1.0MB] explains that cancer survivors are living longer after diagnosis because of improvements in medical and other health care services.

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