Gold Standard External Resources for Quality Treatment & Survivorship

When you learn you have cancer, you want to make sure you get the best possible medical care and treatment. Choosing your doctor and treatment center will be one of the most important decisions you’ll make. There are many excellent cancer care centers in the United States, but how do you know where to look?

The NCI Cancer Centers Program is one of the anchors of the nation’s cancer research effort.

Free resource to help managers support employees touched by cancer. Provides front-line managers with practical guidance from a practical psychosocial, and legal perspective.

Cancer and Careers empowers and educates people with cancer to thrive in their workplace, by providing expert advice, interactive tools and educational events.

When a coworker has cancer: What to do - and not to do.

Find information on living with cancer, whether you are a newly diagnosed patient, a survivor, or a family member or friend of someone who is living with cancer.

The information to help you cope with the many issues and concerns that occur when you have cancer. There are resources available to help you learn about the disease and about the people who can help you. 

When Someone You Love Has Completed Cancer Treatment is for friends and family members of a person who has finished cancer treatment. Until now, many caregivers have focused on getting the patient through treatment. But once treatment is over, many changes and shifts take place for everyone.

You may be a survivor, friend or family member, or a person who has lost someone to the disease. People often feel that they can make a difference in cancer by taking part in cancer-related activities and helping others.

If you are helping your family member or friend through cancer treatment, you are a caregiver. This may mean helping with daily activities such as going to the doctor or making meals. It could also mean coordinating services and care. Or it may be giving emotional and spiritual support.

Survivorship after treatment is an important phase of cancer care. The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report, From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition, recommends that each cancer patient receive a Survivorship Care Plan—a plan for wellness to help you continue to receive the best health care.

Ongoing dialogue with cancer survivors through surveys and research led us to discover that a top concern among survivors was the difficulty of returning to physical activity after treatment. In response, LIVESTRONG partnered with the YMCA of the USA in 2007 to create LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, a 12-week physical activity program designed to get survivors back on their feet.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces the employment provisions of the ADA. This document, which is one of a series of question-and-answer documents addressing particular disabilities in the workplace, explains how the ADA applies to job applicants and employees who have or had cancer. 

We have online resources available to help you at any point on your cancer journey. Select your stage and concern below to get started.

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The number of cancer survivors has grown dramatically over the past several decades, a trend that is expected to continue as diagnosis and treatments improve. In 2019, the number of cancer survivors reached more than 16.9 million in the United States, and that number is expected to grow to more than 22.2 million by 2030.

NCI-funded research has played a vital role in identifying the unique medical and psychological needs of both children and adults with a history of cancer. This includes NCI-funded studies documenting the large burden of late effects of cancer and its treatment. NCI is also funding research on the racial and ethnic disparities that exist throughout the cancer care continuum, including in survivorship.