2013-10-12

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 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.

Cancer, the Flu, and You

Cancer survivors are at higher risk for complications from the flu. Learn how to protect yourself and others.
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

Trends in modifiable lifestyle-related risk factors following diagnosis in breast cancer survivors

Lost productivity and burden of illness in cancer survivors with and without other chronic conditions

State-level estimates of cancer-related absenteeism costs

More Research

Why HPV Vaccine Is Important to My Family: The Story of a Cervical Cancer Survivor

A young mom’s world is turned upside-down when she’s diagnosed with cervical cancer. Learn what she’s doing to protect her kids from HPV-associated cancers.
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