Fred Hutch Survivorship Program

08/20/2026

In the latest episode of the Survivorship series on Bench to Bedside and Beyond, bone marrow transplant recipient Nicole Sandburg and Dr. Jesse Fann discuss the importance of emotional and spiritual health after cancer treatment.

A leukemia survivor and bone marrow transplant recipients discusses how focusing on her emotional health and embracing vulnerability helped her find her 'new normal.' And Dr. Jesse Fann explains how Fred Hutch's psychiatric services support patients and survivors.

07/31/2026

In episode two of The After Cancer Podcast, oncology physical therapist Leslie Waltke unpacks what she calls the finish line myth: the assumption that when active treatment ends, cancer's impact ends with it. Drawing on patient stories from her three decades of practice, she explains why the shift into survivorship is one of the most disorienting stretches of the cancer experience, and one few people are warned about.

What It Matters: "Cancer treatment may end on a specific day," Waltke says, "but healing rarely does." She cites research showing that within five years of treatment, 15% of survivors report depression, 15% report anxiety, and 10% report thoughts of death, numbers that back up what Cancer Nation has argued for years: survivorship deserves the same structure and support as active treatment, starting with a real survivorship care plan for every survivor.

In episode 2 of the After Cancer Podcast, Dr. Leslie Waltke explores why the end of treatment can feel harder than anything that came before it.

07/30/2026

What Fitness Support is Missing from the Cancer Community?

Livestrong wants to build exercise support that actually fits your life, and that starts with hearing from you.

Help us build the right exercise support for the cancer community. Your feedback helps us build exercise programs that are aligned with what works for you.

07/23/2026

Check out the second episode of Bench to Bedside and Beyond; the Fred Hutch podcast's Survivorship series and hear from medical oncologist Vidhya Nair, DO, medical director of the Adult Cancer Survivorship Program, about Fred Hutch's different survivorship offerings and how the program is expanding to help meet the needs of the ever-increasing cancer survivor population.

In this second episode of our Survivorship series, Fred Hutch News writer and lobular breast cancer survivor Diane Mapes chats with Dr. Vidhya Nair, Medical Director of Fred Hutch’s Adult Cancer Survivorship, about how the program is changing and why.

07/06/2026

What to do now that treatment is over

More often than not, once treatment is complete and the onslaught of visits are over, you might be left with a feeling of not quite being done yet.

06/26/2026

From Treatment to Thriving

There are 18 million cancer survivors in the United States, thanks to advances in care and treatment. Cancers that used to be death sentences are now treatable, but the effects of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery can last long after treatment ends. A new field of cancer care called survivorship f...

06/26/2026

Resistance Training Appears to Restore Physical Strength, Immune Health in Frail or At-Risk Cancer Survivors

10-week exercise program erased signs of chronic inflammation caused by chemotherapy and radiation

06/26/2026

One for the books

06/12/2026

A joint report from Iowa Public Radio and KFF Health News follows cervical cancer survivor Morgan Newman, who finished treatment only to find that the psychological weight of survivorship — fear of recurrence, grief over infertility, feeling stuck while friends moved on — had no place in her care plan. Studies show cancer survivors are more likely to experience anxiety and depression that can last years after treatment ends, yet mental health support remains scarce, especially in rural states like Iowa where cancer rates are among the highest in the country.

Why it Matters: Cancer Nation's own research is cited: roughly a third of survivors who have finished treatment report anxiety about recurrence and not feeling like themselves, and only 1 in 5 had seen a mental health professional. CEO Shelley Fuld Nasso told reporters the shortage of therapists who truly understand cancer's physical and emotional toll is a core part of the problem.

Due to advancements in treatment and screening, more Americans are surviving cancer. But many are left with lingering mental health challenges like anxiety and depression.

05/26/2026

Yoel and other wonderful patient navigators at the Pathways to Health Symposium last week. They were awarded the Angel Flight West award for their partnership with Angel Flight West in supporting patients with medical transportation needs.