Breast cancer survivorship: beginning at diagnosis

<p>Thanks to improvements in breast cancer screening and treatment, more than 80 percent of patients will beat the disease. But, survivorship comes with its own health challenges — something  health professionals and patients need to start planning for at diagnosis, says Catherine Alfano, PhD, an international leader in cancer survivorship and rehabilitation. She joins medical oncologist Jennifer Ligibel, MD, and integrative health and wellness coach Deborah McElligott, NP, to discuss the challenges of implementing this approach; the issues cancer survivors face; and balancing the benefits and long-term risks of cancer treatments. </p> <p>Chapters:</p> <p>00:01 - Survivorship starts at diagnosis</p> <p>01:20 - What is survivorship?</p> <p>03:24 - Cancer care and lifestyle changes</p> <p>05:27 - American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)</p> <p>07:15 - Getting survivorship right</p> <p>08:40 - Cancer treatments: balancing benefits and risks</p> <p>09:09 - Integrative medicine programs</p> <p>11:34 - Tai chi health benefits</p> <p>12:21 - Cancer care and integrative health</p> <p>14:03 - Cancer research and personalized care</p> <p>15:18 - What is a learning health system?</p> <p>16:01 - Breast cancer survivor</p> <p>18:34 - Racial disparities in survivorship</p> <p>19:36 - Support from faith-based communities</p> Meet the experts <p><a href='https://feinstein.northwell.edu/institutes-researchers/our-researchers/catherine-alfano'>Catherine Alfano, Ph.D.</a>, is vice president of cancer care management and research at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute. She also co-chairs the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s clinical guidelines on nutrition, physical activity, and weight management for treatment in cancer patients. Previously, she served as vice president for survivorship at the American Cancer Society; and before that as deputy director of the office of cancer survivorship at the National Cancer Institute.</p> <p><a href='https://www.dana-farber.org/find-a-doctor/jennifer-a-ligibel/'>Je