The #gyncsm community will start out 2023 with a chat about survivorship. We hope you can join us at 8pm ET (7pm CT, 5pm PT) on Wednesday, January 11, 2023.
The NCI definition of survivorship states:
In cancer, survivorship focuses on the health and well-being of a person with cancer from the time of diagnosis until the end of life. This includes the physical, mental, emotional, social, and financial effects of cancer that begin at diagnosis and continue through treatment and beyond. The survivorship experience also includes issues related to follow-up care (including regular health and wellness checkups), late effects of treatment, cancer recurrence, second cancers, and quality of life. Family members, friends, and caregivers are also considered part of the survivorship experience.
We will examine the needs and support at different stages of survivorship - initial diagnosis, during treatment, as well as care after treatment ends.
T1: What comes to mind when you hear the term "survivorship"?
T2: Do you seek out survivorship stories? What do you find helpful about patient stories?
T3: Which effects of survivorship - i.e. physical, emotional, social and financial - have impacted your life most?
T4: What are some of the types of support patients need at diagnosis, during treatment, and after? What tools or support have helped you with your survivorship?
T5: Do you experience a fear of recurrence? If so, what do you find helpful when dealing with that feeling?
T6: Do you ever feel survivors' guilt? How have you dealt with that?
T7: What has been your experience with follow-up and long-term care? After initial treatment, did you receive a survivorship plan? If so, how has it helped you during your survivorship?
Join us as we share organizations and resources to help you have the best survivorship possible.
See you on Wednesday, January 11th, at 8pm ET.
Dee and Christina
