Cancer Survivorship and Support

The term cancer survivorship “was created to describe this broad experience on the cancer continuum — living with, through, and beyond a cancer diagnosis,” according to the National Coalition of Cancer Survivorship. This doesn’t just include our patients, but also their family members, friends, and caregivers who are affected from the moment of diagnosis.

At Integrated Cancer Care, our goal is to improve the quality of life for all of our patients, inside and outside of their treatments with us. In service to that goal, we have compiled resources and information below that may be helpful to our patients and those around them.

It’s important to note that as early detection methods and cancer treatments have improved over the past 50 years, the number of people who have been diagnosed with cancer in the United States has gone up greatly. In 1971, there were 3 million people with cancer. According to the latest figures (2022), there were 18 million people living with a history of cancer in the United States.

In general, when it comes to prostate cancer, the earlier it is caught, the more likely it is for a man to receive successful treatment. Because most prostate cancers are diagnosed early, the average prostate cancer life expectancy is quite high. Ten years after diagnosis, the relative survival rate is 98%, meaning the average prostate cancer patient is just 2 percent less likely to survive than a man who did not have prostate cancer.

The likelihood of recurrent prostate cancer depends on the extent of the cancer, with about 20% to 30% of men experiencing a recurrence. Ongoing care and monitoring is an important part of dealing with the risk of recurrent prostate cancer, so it is helpful to keep a record of cancer