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Photographs of People CDC is working with national, state, and local partners to create and implement successful strategies to help the millions of people in the United States who live with, through, and beyond cancer.
Featured Items
National Cancer Survivors Day National Cancer Survivors Day®
Sunday, June 3, 2007, was the 20th anniversary celebration of National Cancer Survivors Day.
A Lion in the House A Lion in the House
This Emmy® Award-winning documentary spans six years in the lives of five families whose children are undergoing treatment for cancer.
Cancer Survivorship Symposium Cancer Survivorship Symposium
Experts in a variety of survivorship topics convened in a symposium, which recently produced a report describing the group's recommendations for improving care.
From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition Improving Care for Cancer Survivors*
A report by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, "From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition," describes the medical, functional, and psychosocial consequences of cancer and its treatment.

Quick Links
Survivorship Resources
Download the National Action Plan
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Supervivencia del cáncer


Cancer Survivors
Cancer survivors are people who have been diagnosed with cancer and those in their lives who are affected by the diagnosis, including family members, friends, and caregivers.

Fast Facts
More people diagnosed with cancer are surviving each year
The overall 5-year survival rate 
for adults diagnosed with 
cancer in 1996–2003 is 66%
An estimated 10.8 million Americans are living with a previous diagnosis of cancer
Ries LAG, et al (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975–2004, National Cancer Institute, 2007.

*Links to non-Federal organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.

Page last reviewed: September 26, 2007
Page last updated: October 30, 2007
Content source: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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