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Cancer Care in the United States: Newly Released IOM Report Details a “System in Crisis”

By Media Staff | Thursday, October 3, 2013

Memorial Sloan-Kettering experts comment on the latest findings by the Institute of Medicine about the quality, coordination, and cost of cancer care.

Tags: Cancer Care; Survivorship

Pictured: Joanne Frankel Kelvin, Nadeem Abu-Rustum & Larissa Temple

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Cancer’s Impact on Women’s Fertility and Building a Family after Treatment

By Esther Napolitano, BS, Science Writer/Editor | Monday, September 16, 2013

Memorial Sloan-Kettering experts discuss the impact that cancer and its treatment can have on female fertility, and options for building a family after treatment ends.

Tags: Survivorship; Cervical Cancer; Colorectal Cancer; Endometrial Cancer; Ovarian Cancer; Uterine Cancer

Survivorship

Helping Cancer Survivors Rebuild Their Lives after Treatment

By Julie Grisham, MS, Science Writer/Editor | Monday, August 12, 2013

Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Resources for Life After Cancer program was created to support cancer survivors in dealing with psychological, physical, and practical issues related to cancer and its treatment.

Tags: Counseling & Support; Survivorship; ; Virtual Groups

Survivorship

Bridges Newsletter for Survivors Celebrates Five Years

By Christina Pernambuco-Holsten, MA | Monday, July 29, 2013

Bridges, Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s newsletter written by and for cancer survivors, celebrates its fifth year of publication this summer.

Tags: Cancer Care; Survivorship

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Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Young Adult Patients Celebrate Their High School Graduations at Seventh Annual Convocation

By Celia Gittelson | Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Thirty young men and women, patients or former patients of Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Department of Pediatrics, celebrated earning their high school or high school equivalency diplomas in 2013.

Tags: Cancer Care; Survivorship; Pediatric Cancer Care

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Actor and Cancer Activist Rob Lowe Addresses Memorial Sloan-Kettering National Cancer Survivors Day Celebration

By Celia Gittelson | Friday, June 21, 2013

Memorial Sloan-Kettering marked National Cancer Survivors Day at its Manhattan campus and at its regional sites in Westchester, New Jersey, and Long Island.

Tags: Survivorship

Q&A

Strategies for Women to Cope with Sexual and Vaginal Health Concerns Related to Cancer

By Andrea Peirce, BA, Writer/Editor | Friday, June 14, 2013

Therapies are often available for women dealing with sexual and vaginal health concerns related to cancer and its treatment.

Tags: Cancer Care; Survivorship; Sexual Health; Breast Cancer; Cervical Cancer; Colorectal Cancer; Endometrial Cancer; Ovarian Cancer; Uterine Cancer

Q&A

Urologist John Mulhall Explains Strategies for Addressing Sexual Health Concerns for Men with Cancer

By Media Staff | Friday, March 8, 2013

Dr. Mulhall, director of Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Male Sexual and Reproductive Medicine Program, explains common concerns about male sexual health and offers advice for men and their partners.

Tags: Cancer Care; Counseling & Support; Survivorship; Sexual Health; Bladder Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Testicular Cancer

In the Clinic

Managing Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy after Cancer Treatment

By Julie Grisham, MS, Science Writer/Editor | Monday, March 4, 2013

Peripheral neuropathy — a nerve disorder that can cause weakness, numbness, tingling, and pain — is a common chemotherapy side effect. Treatments are available to help improve your quality of life.

Tags: Cancer Care; Survivorship; Integrative Medicine; Treatment

In the News

Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts Returns to Work after Treatment at Memorial Sloan-Kettering

By Jim Stallard, MA, Writer/Editor | Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Co-host Robin Roberts gives thanks to her Memorial Sloan-Kettering treatment team during her first day returning to the show after receiving a stem cell transplant.

Tags: Blood & Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation; Cancer Care; Survivorship; Clinical Trials; Nursing; Treatment; Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Survivorship

Coping with “Scanxiety” during and after Cancer Treatment

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Friday, January 18, 2013

Memorial Sloan-Kettering experts offer strategies for dealing with concerns about cancer treatments, procedures, and scans.

Tags: Cancer Care; Survivorship; Psychiatry; Integrative Medicine

Patient Story

James's Story about Melanoma

By Andrea Peirce, BA, Writer/Editor | Monday, October 15, 2012

James had advanced melanoma and dwindling treatment options when his doctors enrolled him in a clinical trial of an innovative immunotherapy developed at Memorial Sloan-Kettering.

Tags: Cancer Care; Survivorship; Melanoma

Event

Training Nurses to Care for Cancer Survivors

By Media Staff | Friday, September 28, 2012

A new program is training nurses across the country to identify the needs of cancer survivors and to help patients and their families achieve the best possible quality of life after treatment.

Tags: Cancer Care; Education & Training; Survivorship; Nursing