Post-Treatment Survivors

• "I've finished my treatment, so why can't life go back to the way it was before cancer?"
• "How do I take care of my health in the future?"
• "What if the cancer comes back?"

Cancer survivor – this is a term we hear often as more and more people are living with, through, and beyond cancer. But while family and friends are celebrating the completion of your treatment, you may be left with a number of unexpected emotional, physical, and practical issues.

To respond to the important needs of cancer survivors, CancerCare has teamed up with the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) for the LIVESTRONG™ SurvivorCare program, which focuses on the particular needs of people after they finish their treatment. People who contact LIVESTRONG™ SurvivorCare via e-mail or the toll-free number (1-866-235-7205) are greeted by case managers at the Long Island office of CancerCare. This specially trained staff offers help for cancer survivors and their families, including the professional counseling services of CancerCare.

LAF’s website offers reliable information that helps people with cancer to “live strong” through the physical, emotional, and practical challenges of survivorship.

Here’s what CancerCare can offer for survivors and their loved ones. As always, our services are free and provided in both English and Spanish.

• CancerCare Counseling™: You can receive free counseling services from CancerCare’s trained oncology social workers on survivorship topics including long-term side effects, fear of recurrence, fertility and sexuality, and living hopefully with uncertainty. Counseling is offered individually or through professionally run support groups:
  • Online Support Groups
    • Post-Treatment Survivors
  • Telephone Support Groups
    • Survivorship/Post-Treatment
• CancerCare Connect^®: Telephone Education Workshops (TEWs) connect you with experts on survivorship topics. Listen to past TEWs or sign up for future ones.
  • Sixth Annual Cancer Survivorship Series: Living With, Through and Beyond Cancer
    • Part I: The Importance of Communicating with Your Doctor About Follow-Up Care (4-22-2008)
    • Part II: Rediscovering Intimacy in Your Relationships Following Treatment (5-13-2008)
    • Part III: Survivors Too: Family, Friends and Loved Ones (6-24-2008)
  • Fifth Annual Cancer Survivorship Series: Living With, Through and Beyond Cancer
    • Part I: Neuropathy and Joint Aches: New Post Treatment Challenges
    • Part II: My Treatment is Over: Why Do I Feel So Alone and Sad?
    • Part III: Finding Hope and Meaning After Treatment
• CancerCare Inform^®: CancerCare provides a number of free educational materials helpful to cancer survivors and their loved ones. Visit our Reading Room for topics such as managing chemobrain and understanding side effects.
• CancerCare Assist^®: Financial challenges from cancer treatment can last much longer than the treatment itself. Find out how CancerCare can help you get the assistance you need.