Videos for Cancer Survivors

Actor and cancer survivor Kathy Bates talks about lymphedema, a common side effect of cancer treatment.

During this free, web-based interactive training, providers can engage in role-play conversations with simulated cancer survivors to try different approaches to discussing mental health concerns identified through distress screening, and make appropriate referrals when indicated. This training also allows providers to get personalized feedback and gain the confidence and skills to lead similar conversations in real life.

Learn about tools that health care providers can use to conduct distress screening with cancer survivors from clinical health psychologist Dr. Natasha Buchanan Lunsford.

For a patient, having a care team that works in a coordinated, informed way is key to his or her treatment and follow-up care after treatment. Oncologist Dr. Tonya Echols Cole speaks with pediatric cancer survivor Amelia Ballard about the importance of her medical team’s coordinated follow-up care.

Breast cancer survivor Mari Brick talks to oncologist Dr. Tonya Echols Cole about what it was like for her to adjust to life after cancer treatment.

“Chemo brain” is a phrase often used to refer to cognitive impairments like problems with learning, language, concentration, and memory during and after cancer treatment. Amelia Ballard, a childhood cancer survivor, discusses how she was affected by some of these side effects of cancer treatment with clinical health psychologist Dr. Lynne Padgett.

For some cancer survivors, talking about mental health challenges is more difficult than talking about physical health concerns. Clinical health psychologist Dr. Lynne Padgett and colon cancer survivor Reverend Dr. James Brewer-Calvert discuss how cultural beliefs, worries about stigma, and negative attitudes about mental health can make these discussions difficult.