Marleen I. Meyers, MD
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The definition of what it means to be a cancer survivor has changed over the last 35 years, says Marleen I. Meyers, MD, director of the Survivorship Program at 麻豆国产AV Langone Health鈥檚 Perlmutter Cancer Center. Traditionally, the concept of survivorship was meant for people who had straightforward cancers, with a definable start and end to treatment. Today, she says, people with advanced cancers are considered survivors because they are living longer.
Dr. Meyers participated in the Lung Cancer Research Foundation鈥檚 recent 鈥淭ogether Separately鈥 virtual discussion on how people with lung cancer can manage side effects and cope with anxiety, fear, and the social and financial challenges that may arise during and following treatment.
鈥淚f there鈥檚 one thing we know about survivorship that is definite, it鈥檚 that no two survivors are alike at all. Everyone has completely separate needs,鈥 says Dr. Meyers, also a clinical professor in the at 麻豆国产AV Grossman School of Medicine. 鈥淭he other important thing that we try to keep in mind is that being a survivor is fraught with uncertainty, things change from day to day. It鈥檚 really an ongoing process鈥
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