Podcasts for Survivors

You can download and listen to Surviving and Thriving: Life with Cancer, six podcasts developed by CR Magazine and The Wellness Community.

Podcasts include the voices and stories of many survivors, well as information from health professionals. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on October 15th, 2008
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Tags: survivorship

Keeping Cancer Patients from Being Lost in Transition

At the end of treatment, cancer patients can feel relieved that the stresses and side effects are over.  But very often they feel lost, uncertain, afraid that regular scrutiny from their oncologists has ended and that something important may be missed.

The Cancer Survivorship Program at the Loyola University Medical Center is among programs designed to ease those fears and protect the overall health of cancer survivors as they move into the future. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on October 7th, 2008
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Long-Term Cancer Survivor Experience Severe Stress

Cancer survivors who have lived at least five years past their diagnosis are more than twice as likely to say their lives are extremely stressful than people who never had cancer. They report psychological stress that is severe enough to cause problems functioning at work, in school, or in social situations. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on September 25th, 2008
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Tags: psycho-oncology, survivorship

Exercise Improves Quality of Life for Colorectal Cancer Survivors

Colon and rectal cancer survivors who meet Canadian public exercise guidelines have better quality of life and less fatigue.  However, only 1 in 4 survivors reported they were actively exercising.

More than 400 colon and rectal cancer survivors in Canada answered questions about their exercise, quality of life, and fatigue.  Those who were exercising at the level recommended by guidelines reported significantly better quality of life.  They also had less fatigue. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on June 18th, 2008
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Tags: exercise, survivorship