Category: Survivorship

UAB Medicine and the O’Neal Cancer Center are pleased to announce the commitment from Jorge E. Cortes, M.D., to the Division of Hematology and Oncology, joining us as the Chief of Hematology in April. Cortez will also assume the role of Associate Director for Translation for the UAB O’Neal Cancer Center.

The UAB O'Neal Cancer Center partnered with the City of Birmingham to offer no-cost PSA screenings for prostate cancer to city employees.

The UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center hosted its 2024 Iron Strong Awards July 12, honoring nine cancer clinical trial survivors.

The same treatments that can save you from cancer may also raise your risk of heart complications. As part of our complete approach to care, UAB Medicine’s Cardio-Oncology Program monitors and minimizes patients’ risk of heart complications before, during, and after cancer treatment.

One survivor couple, David and Beebe Roberts – ages 80 and 81, respectively – made the Healing Movement class a permanent part of their wellness routine, despite facing different cancer challenges at different times.

For almost seven years, Lori Mills started every morning with a blank sticky note that soon filled up with tasks and reminders. One morning in March 2023, her sticky note featured just a single entry: mammogram appointment. The previous month, Mills’ OB/GYN recommended that she have a mammogram after a small lump was found during a routine checkup. The mammogram led to a biopsy, which revealed stage 2A breast cancer.

Healing Movement is a new, virtual exercise program from the UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center that offers a safe way to maintain fitness. This free Zoom class is led by an exercise physiologist who specializes in oncology (cancer care), and it is designed to help people with cancer, caregivers, and patients in any phase of survivorship.

The UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center hosted its 2024 Iron Strong Awards July 12, honoring nine cancer clinical trial survivors.

Gardening is a great way to get outdoors and soak in vitamin D while also providing fresh vegetables to enjoy. In a study published in JAMA Network Open, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers — in collaboration with researchers from Auburn University — found that vegetable gardening also improved health outcomes among cancer survivors.

At age 64, Tuscaloosa resident Brenda Peoples received a shocking diagnosis: leukemia. Now six years later, she credits her new lease on life to a bone marrow transplant at UAB Medicine, along with her positive attitude and support from her family and health care team.

The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center invites patients, their families, and caregivers to participate in healing movement classes, held each weekday this summer via Zoom.

Karen Donour answers why she chose the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB for her cancer journey and more in this Q&A.

UAB Medicine’s Next Steps Breast Cancer Survivorship Clinic helps patients living beyond breast cancer through ongoing monitoring for long-term issues and watching for early signs of the cancer returning.

Albert Isaac has had many reasons to give thanks ever since he collapsed in his front yard while his wife was inside preparing New Year’s dinner. Primarily, he is thankful for the results he received after going through a clinical trial.

If you were recently diagnosed with cancer, you may want to do everything you can to develop and maintain healthy behaviors. Anna Abel, a UAB nutrition sciences graduate, shares her expertise for getting more nutrition during cancer treatment.

Over half of the people diagnosed with gynecologic or breast cancer report some type of sexual health issue. However, many of these problems can be overcome if you and your partner proceed with understanding, flexibility, and hopefulness.

Sylvia Huang, Ph.D., director of UAB Medicine’s Psycho-Oncology Program, shares some tips for embracing the holiday spirit with gratitude and mental well-being.

Michelle Taylor answers why she chose the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB for her cancer journey and more in this Q&A.

Amy Linville, 43 – a resident of Chattanooga, Tenn. – had several difficulties on her way to being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Learn more about her story as she shares her emotional treatment journey.

Kelly Klehm learned that early diagnosis can empower you to take charge of your health. As a younger-than-average patient with breast cancer, she faced each breast cancer treatment milestone at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB during a one-year period while also managing motherhood, work, and wellness.

There are over 4 million breast cancer survivors in the United States, more than with any other type of cancer. Patients undergoing treatment usually have frequent appointments with their oncologist and other members of the care team, but they may not see them often once treatment is complete – despite the benefits of long-term follow-up care.

Emilee Dabbs answers questions about her cancer journey and experience as a patient of the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB hosted its inaugural O’Neal Iron Strong Awards July 28, 2023, in the Barbara and Edward Partridge Atrium at Wallace Tumor Institute. The ceremony celebrated nine cancer survivors who benefitted from clinical trials and helped advance the knowledge on cancer care.

Tight-Knit is a new knitting group open to all patients of UAB Medicine Oncology. Starting July 31, it will meet every Monday from 3-5 p.m. in room 101 of the Wallace Tumor Institute.