2023
- September — OCS Director's Series presents Optimizing Care Delivery for Cancer Survivors: Engaged, Pragmatic, Multi-team & Multi-level
- June — OCS Director's Series presents Sexual Concerns of Cancer Survivors: Are We Closer to Addressing this Unmet Need?
- May — Lancet commentary – Childhood Cancer Survivors: Healthy Behaviours and Late Mortality
- May — OCS New Investigators Series presents The Value of Teams: Building a Research Career with Impact
- May — OCS Director's Series presents Opportunities to Advance the Science of Survivorship in Neuro-Oncology
- April — Cancer Currents Blog
- April — OCS Director's Series presents Improving Care for Cancer Survivors with Serious Mental Illness
- March — New Administrative Supplement Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs)
- March — Pre-Application Webinar – RFA-CA-23-025: Addressing the Primary Care Needs of Cancer Survivors
- March — OCS Director's Series presents Cancer Information Online: Misinformation and Other Pitfalls for Cancer Survivors
- February — Special Section: Hearing Loss in Cancer Survivorship
- February — Study Finds Disparities in Access to Opioids for Cancer Pain at End of Life
- February — OCS Director's Series presents Innovations in Survivorship Models of Care
- January — OCS New Investigators Series presents The Rainbow Connection: Building a Career as an LGBTQ+ Scientist
- January — OCS Director’s Series presents Hear Today and Tomorrow: Unmet Needs and Opportunities for Improving Hearing Health in Cancer Survivors
- January — An Analysis of Survivorship Care Strategies in National Cancer Control Plans in Africa
2022
- December — OCS Director’s Series presents Blending Survivorship and Palliative Care for People with Advanced Cancer in the Precision Oncology Era
- November — OCS Director’s Series presents Living with Rare Cancer: Lessons from Survivors and Caregivers of Hystiocytic Cancers
- October — OCS Director’s Series presents Beyond Prognostic Information – What Survivors Need
- September — OCS New Investigators Series
- September — Over 620,000 People in the US Living with Metastatic Cancer
- September — OCS Director’s Series, in partnership with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- July — Informational Webinar: Funding Opportunity for Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
- June — Number of Cancer Survivors in the US Grows to an Estimated 18.1 Million
- June — Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs of Cancer Survivors: A Conversation with Dr. Patricia Ganz
- June — Cancer Survivor Stories
- June — Informational Webinar Regarding New Funding Opportunity: Research to Understand and Address the Survivorship Needs of Individuals Living with Advanced Cancer
- June — OCS Director’s Series, in partnership with the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- May — OCS Director’s Series, in Partnership with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- April — OCS Director’s Series, in Partnership with the NCI Division of Cancer Prevention
- March — Good News and Cautions about Pregnancy for Childhood Cancer Survivors
- March — OCS Director’s Series, in Partnership with the National Institute of Nursing Research
- February — Informational Webinar regarding Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Disparities Affecting Healthcare Utilization and Health Outcomes Among Childhood Cancer Survivors
- February — OCS Director’s Series, Dr. B.R. Simon Rosser
- January — OCS Welcomes Senior Advisor Dr. Michelle Mollica
- January — OCS 25th Anniversary Report
- January — OCS Director’s Series, in Partnership with the NCI Center for Global Health
- January — Supporting the Science of Informal Cancer Caregiving: Highlights of NCI-funded Research
2021
- December — Black Patients Are More Likely to Die of Cancer—Here’s How One Group Is Tackling That
- November — OCS 25th Anniversary Director’s Series, Dr. Hermine Poghosyan
- October — From Scan to Scan: The Challenges of Living with Metastatic Cancer
- October — Office of Cancer Survivorship Vision, Mission, and Future
- October – OCS 25th Anniversary Director’s Series, Dr. Hoda Badr
- September — Addressing the Challenges of Cancer Misinformation on Social Media
- September — OCS 25th Anniversary Director’s Series, Dr. Shawna Hudson
- September — Food Insecurity, Neighborhood Food Environment, and Nutrition Health Disparities: State of the Science
- August — Physical Activity May Lessen the Effects of Chemobrain, Study Finds
- August — New Task Force Focuses on Quality of Life for AYAs with Cancer
- July — Confronting Health Misinformation
- April — Recording Now Available: Disparities and Barriers to Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Care
- May – NEW Funding Opportunity: Exercise and Nutrition Interventions to Improve Cancer Treatment-Related Outcomes (ENICTO) in Cancer Survivors Consortium (RFA-CA-21-031 and RFA-CA-21-032)
- May – Virtual Meeting on Survivorship Needs for Individuals Living with Advanced and Metastatic Cancers
- February – Request for Information (RFI)
- February – Coronavirus Vaccines and People with Cancer: A Q&A with Dr. Steven Pergam
- February – Rate of Suicides Related to Cancer Is Declining
2020
- December – Fertility Preservation Safe for Young Women with Breast Cancer
- August – Study Offers Insights on Health Problems among AYA Cancer Survivors
- August – Dr. Emily S. Tonorezos Named Director of NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship
- July – Ovarian Cancer Studies Aim to Reduce Racial Disparities, Improve Outcomes
- July – Study Links Mental Health Treatment to Improved Cancer Survival
- May – For Women with Breast Cancer, Regular Exercise May Improve Survival
- April – Helping Cancer Survivors Cope with Cancer-Related Anxiety and Distress
- April – Women Experience More Side Effects from Pelvic Radiation than Realized
- April – Experimental Drug Prevents Doxorubicin from Harming the Heart
- March – NCI Statement on Clinical Trials During COVID-19 Pandemic
- March – Cancer Survivor Shares 3 Tips to Enhance Your Visit to NIH
- February – Mouse Study Points to Strategy for Preserving Bone During Chemotherapy
2019
- December – Oncofertility: Creating a Bridge Between Cancer Care and Reproductive Health
- November – NEWLY UPDATED: NCI definitions of Cancer Survivor and Cancer Survivorship Research
- September – NEW Funding Opportunity: Intervening with Cancer Caregivers to Improve Patient Health Outcomes and Optimize Health Care Utilization (PAR-19-352 and PAR-19-355)
- May - When Cancer Spreads to Bone, A Single Dose of Radiation Therapy May Control Pain
- April - Cancer Survivorship Webinar: Future Directions in Cancer Survivorship Research
- April - Telephone-Based Rehab Program Helps People with Advanced Cancer Maintain Independence
- April - Study Advances Fertility Preservation Approach for Male Cancer Survivors
- January - Managing Cancer Pain: Are Better Approaches on the Horizon?
- February - Survivorship: Coping with Cancer
- January - Managing Cancer Pain: Are Better Approaches on the Horizon
2018
- November - Tailored Radiation to Treat Brain Metastases Reduces Impact on Cognitive Function
- November - Gene Tied to Alzheimer’s May Be Associated with Cancer-Related Cognitive Problems
- September – Heart Problems: Investigating the Cardiac Side Effects of Cancer Treatments
- September – Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results-Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (SEER-MHOS) linked data set now publicly available
- August – Easing Depression in People with Advanced Cancer
- July – Mouse Study Links Immune Cells to Diarrhea Caused by Chemotherapy
- July – The Opioid Epidemic and Cancer Pain Management
- July – Sodium Thiosulfate Prevents Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss in Some Children
- March – Cancer Currents blog: Testing an Interactive Approach to Promote Exercise in Young Cancer Survivors
- February – High Cancer-related Expenses Take a Toll on Quality of Life
- January – Cancer Currents blog: Acupuncture May Reduce Treatment-Related Joint Pain for Breast Cancer Patients
- January – Cancer Currents blog: Prior Cancers Common in Patients Newly Diagnosed with Cancer
2017
- November – JNCI monograph: The Role of Integrative Oncology in Cancer Survivorship
- November – Funding Opportunity: Intervening with Cancer Caregivers to Improve Patient Health Outcomes and Optimize Health Care Utilization (R01 and R21)
- August – Falls, Functioning, and Disability Among Women With Persistent Symptoms of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
- July – Viewed by over 300,000: NCI’s Facebook Live Event Cancer Survivorship: The Importance of Research, featuring Office of Cancer Survivorship Director Dr. Julia Rowland
- July – Treatment Decision Regret Among Long-Term Survivors of Localized Prostate Cancer, (study based on NCI Data)
- July – Comparison of Pharmaceutical, Psychological, and Exercise Treatments for Cancer-Related Fatigue, A Meta-Analysis
- June – Going Beyond Being Lost in Transition: A Decade of Progress in Cancer Survivorship exit disclaimer – co-authored by Dr. Julia Rowland, a look back at the 2006 IOM Report exit disclaimer
- February – NCI Launches Study of African-American Cancer Survivors
2016
- OCS 20th Anniversary: Championing Survivorship Science and Care Since 1996
- November – Cancer Currents Blog, NCI’s Office of Cancer Survivorship: Celebrating 20 Years, Planning for Continued Progress
- September – Cancer Currents Blog: Many Cancer Caregivers Report Feeling Unprepared for Caregiving Challenges
- September – Video – The Psychosocial Impacts of Pediatric and Adolescent Cancers
- September – Cancer Currents Blog: The Impact and Future of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, An Interview with Greg Armstrong, M.D.
- July – Cancer Currents Blog: Study Forecasts ‘Silver Tsunami’ of Cancer Survivors
- July – Anticipating the “Silver Tsunami”: Prevalence Trajectories and Comorbidity Burden among Older Cancer Survivors in the United States
- July – Caring for caregivers and patients: Research and clinical priorities for informal cancer caregiving
- June – New Report: Number of US Cancer Survivors Expected to Exceed 20 Million by 2026
- June – 2016 Biennial Cancer Survivorship Research Conference: Innovation in a Rapidly Changing Landscape
- January – Revisiting the SEER-MHOS Linked Data Resource for Patient-Reported Outcomes Research in Older Adults with Cancer
- January – NCI’s Office of Cancer Survivorship Mourns the Loss of Ellen Stovall - Among Ms. Stovall’s innumerable accomplishments and influences: she played a key role in the creation of the Office of Cancer Survivorship 20 years ago.
Last Updated
May 25, 2023