Cancer Survivorship – Living With and Beyond Cancer

Thanks to advances in cancer care, more people are living longer after a cancer diagnosis than ever before. People are also being diagnosed at earlier ages, leading to an increased number of cancer survivors worldwide. In this episode of CancerCast, Dr. Manish Shah speaks with Dr. Emily Tonorezos about the growing field of cancer survivorship and what it means to live well after a cancer diagnosis. Cancer is a chronic condition that requires unique management and continued care. They discuss some of the late effects of cancer treatment that can sometimes persist well after active treatment is completed, like fatigue, neuropathy, fertility, accelerated aging, heart health, emotional well-being, and overall quality of life. The conversation also explores how exercise, nutrition, and other lifestyle habits may help cancer survivors improve general wellness and reduce the long-term health risks of cancer treatment, including risk of secondary cancers or cancer recurrence. Learn more about the goals of cancer survivorship care plans, what researchers are discovering about life after cancer, and why survivorship is becoming one of the fastest-growing areas in cancer care.

Guest: Emily Tonorezos, MD, MPH, Director of the Iris Cantor Cancer Survivorship Program at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Host: Manish Shah, MD, Chief of Solid Tumor Service and Director of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.