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Hospitals across New England, led by Dana-Farber, Mass General Brigham, UMass Memorial Health and Dartmouth, are expanding survivorship services to help patients navigate lingering physical and emotional effects and financial debt after cancer treatment, offering survivorship care plans, counseling, family planning, and financial guidance as survival improves.
Five years after breast cancer remission, the author argues survivorship isn’t a clean ending: trauma and PTSD linger, everyday cues can trigger treatment memories, the fear of recurrence persists, and costs—medical, travel, and time off work—continue long after active treatment, challenging the glossy “inspirational survivor” narrative and highlighting the need for ongoing support.
Thirteen years after a metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer diagnosis, Kate Crawford of Rostraver defied an 18–24 month prognosis thanks to lifelong Herceptin infusions; doctors now see no evidence of cancer, earning her the label of a 'super responder' and prompting research into whether such responses can cure metastatic cancer, while she continues treatment and advocates for patients.