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Calling All Post-Treatment Survivors

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We are in need of more post-treatment survivors to take our anonymous survey about how cancer has affected people?s lives. If you identify yourself as one of the following you are considered a post-treatment survivor:

  • I have finished all treatment for cancer
  • I am returning to a doctor on a regular basis to check for new or returning cancers.
  • I am taking medications such as tamoxifen or lupron (Leuprolide) to prevent a recurrence.
  • I am living with cancer as a chronic or ongoing condition.

If you are a post-treatment cancer survivor, please visit www.livestrong.org/survey2010 and complete the survey. The information that we collect from the survey helps shape what programs we offer to people affected by cancer.

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  • Joanna

    I am a 2 time cancer survivor. My first was melanoma of the lymph nodes in 2004. I did a year of self injections in the stomach of interfuron, 3 times a week. In 2006 I had breast cancer. I had chemo treatments and now I’m on Aromasia. I was on Femara and taken off of it and put on aromisa. I have a different outlook on life now. It is to short. Enjoy everyday. Keep positive thoughts and you will beat it and not let it beat you.

  • Tricia

    I just spent ages doing this survey, just as I had finished it wouldn’t accept the date of my last treatment, I tried seven times and gave up!!!!:
    I posted it as instructed as 04/2005 but it kept going back to the wrong date I had entered initially.
    Sorry livestrong, but angry that I spent so much time on this!!!!

    Tricia

    • http://livestrong.org Brooke McMillan (LAF Staff)

      It’s not a problem at all, you’re in the survey. We have everything you entered even if you missed out on that one question. There is someone around that time slot with that date of entry, but since it’s anonymous I can’t completely tell. Sorry for any frustration! Thank you very much for completing the survey. We know it was long, but your opinions and experiences help shape what we do.

  • http://josh-vs-lymphoma.blogspot.com/ Josh Schwiesow

    After filling out the survey, I’d love to know the percentage of survivors NOT concerned with cancer recurrence. How can you not be concerned? I call shenanigans on any more than zero percent, personally.

    Have a great day and best of luck!
    -josh

  • http://racn4acure.blogspot.com/ Art Ritter

    I know a lot of people who have had multiple cancers, and while the thought of getting cancer again certainly crosses my mind, I don’t think about it much. So I said I was not concerned about it on the survey. I think it is something you know can happen to you, but there are lots of other bad things that can happen to you as well. I think that the level of concern also depends though on what type of cancer you had and whether you were considered cured or simply in temporary remission. Of course, radiation and chemotherapy in themselves are quite carcinogenic, so anyone exposed to them has a higher risk of another cancer. That is one of the goals of cancer research – to come up with treatments that are not nearly as bad as the disease.

  • Bill Kropp

    That was a long survey it does get you thinking about alot of issues, some I need to deal with. I hope it will help you help others.

    • http://livestrong.org Brooke McMillan (LAF Staff)

      Bill- thanks for taking part. It will help us tailor our programs and outreach to what survivors need most. We have some information/articles on our site that talk about the aftereffects of cancer treatment. It’s a good read. Check them out: http://www.livestrong.org/gethelp