Cancer Survivorship

The Mass General Cancer Center Survivorship Program’s goal is to promote the health and wellbeing of patients with cancer following completion of initial therapy.
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    People at a walk for breast cancer survivors.

    Learn more about the resources and support that is available to help you manage all aspects of your life after your initial treatment is complete.

    Learn about symptoms and common problems.

    Symptoms & Common Problems

    Learn about some of the common side effects and health issues that patients experience and find information on treatment options and where to go to learn more and get help.

    Learn more about our survivorship programs & services.

    Programs & Services

    We offer a wide range of clinical care programs and specialized services to address the needs that patients and families may experience after a cancer diagnosis.

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    Resources

    View resources that are available to help you manage all aspects of your life after your initial treatment is complete.

    Programs & Events

    Virtual Mind Body Program for Cancer Survivors

    This program is designed to assist patients who have completed cancer treatment by providing critical tools to help them cope with the experience of their diagnosis and treatment as well as adjust to life after treatment.

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    2022 Survivorship Conference

    Watch the video from our 2022 Survivorship Conference. All Mass General Cancer Center current and past patients and their family members and friends are welcome to attend this free annual event.

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    Integrative Therapies and Nutrition for Symptom Management: A Webinar Series

    This webinar series focuses on how integrative therapies and nutrition can improve specific cancer symptoms and treatment side effects. Learn techniques and strategies you can do at home to help you feel your best.

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    What is Survivorship?

    Survivorship literally means the act of surviving. Cancer survivorship could be defined as surviving after cancer. However, the field of cancer survivorship grew from a recognition that there is more to life after cancer than just surviving.

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    FAQs

    Find answers to frequently asked questions about the Cancer Center Survivorship Program.

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    Cancer Survivorship Team

    Our approach brings together a multidisciplinary team of clinicians from across Mass General with expertise in evaluating and addressing the needs of cancer survivors. Our program emphasizes maintaining the close relationships that develop between our patients and their oncology team, strengthening communication and care coordination between the oncology team and primary care, and making sure that all patients have access to specialized survivorship services.

    Meet the team

    • Jeffrey Peppercorn, MD, MPH

      • Hematology/Oncology
      • Department of Medicine

    • Elyse Park, PhD

      • Clinical Associate in Psychology
      • Program Director, Cancer Center Smokefree Support Service
      • Professor, Psychiatry & Medicine at MGH, Harvard Medical School

    Research

    We are focused on research that can improve the lives of patients at Mass General and around the world following the diagnosis of cancer. We are launching new initiatives related to bridging the gaps between primary care and the oncology team and lifestyle interventions that can help patients become healthier in the years after treatment than they were in the years before the cancer was even diagnosed.

    Cancer Survivorship

    To help address the transition from active cancer care to follow-up, or survivorship care, and to help patients recover and thrive after cancer, the Mass General Cancer Center Survivorship Program provides information on common problems you may face after cancer treatment and the resources to help you and your care team.

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