 
                                                                                                    10/11/2025
                                            By 2035, more than 22 million people are expected to be living with cancer, up from about 18.6 million people as of January 1, 2025. But cancer survivorship is a sensitive term that carries different meanings for different people.
There are common emotional challenges that survivors may want support for, such as:
* Fear of recurrence
* Anxiety
* Depression
* Loss of control
* Diminished sense of worth or purpose
* Grief, survivor's guilt
* Difficulty with personal and professional relationships
And regardless of when someone starts thinking of themselves as a survivor, many have to live with the challenges that can occur as a result of diagnosis and treatment.
“Getting people the high‐quality care they need after active treatment is so important,” says Jennifer A. Tabiri, MSN, APRN, who works together with Michael L. Pearl, MD and Ilana Cass, MD, in the Gynecological Cancer (Gyn-Onc) Program.
More from our Dartmouth Cancer Center experts ⬇️
https://cancer.dartmouth.edu/stories/article/answers-9-common-questions-about-getting-cancer-survivors-care-they-need                                        
 
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                         
   
   
   
   
     
   
   
  