Having the right support during your breast cancer journey can improve your outlook, give you confidence and provide comfort.
Experts say it is critical that survivorship resources begin at diagnosis, not after treatment has concluded—and that support remains available.COLUMBUS, Ohio — There are more than eighteen million cancer survivors in the U.S. That number is expected to rise to twenty-six million by 2040, as early detection and advancing treatments help patients live longer.
Most people wouldn't see cancer as one of the best things to happen to them, but Laquinta Haynes takes pride in proving that she is not like most people. She didn't always feel that way. After Laquinta's leg was amputated to treat Osteosarcoma, she withdrew from the world. At the cancer institute in Columbus Ohio, a patient is a survivor starting the day of diagnosis, when they can start tapping into free resources from one-on-one support for common long-term side effects like pain, fatigue and depression, to group classes where they can connect with other survivors through shared experiences.
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