Survivorship

Dr. Folakemi Odedina talks about the decline in the rate of cancer deaths in the U.S. and the work that still needs to be done to improve access to care for all.

Dr. Shanda Blackmon, a Mayo Clinic thoracic surgeon, shares what she tells her patients about lung cancer surgery, recovery and survivorship.

Urologist Dr. Mitchell Humphreys explains how exercise can help men with prostate cancer improve treatment outcomes.

Pancreatic cancer survivor Judy Ethen and others with a family history of the disease are helping researchers create ways to detect pancreatic cancer at an early stage when it can be cured.

The findings will help health care professionals personalize approaches to breast cancer screening and risk factors.

Dr. Antonio Forte explains how a surgery called lymphovenous bypass is helping people with lymphedema.

Quick access to laboratory test results help pancreatic cancer survivor Jim Smith overcome anxiety about cancer recurrence.

Physician assistant Mariah Koenen discusses the emotions that accompany cancer treatment and how to cope effectively with those feelings.

Dr. Tucker Coston explains why people with cancer are at risk for blood clots and how to reduce that risk.

Just 34 years old, Alex Kraatz has survived not one, but two different types of brain tumors, 20 years apart. This is his story.