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Opening the Conversation

The Thriving After Cancer Team is an Oregon State University research team focused on communication, and sexual and reproductive health after cancer.

The Thriving After Cancer Team hopes to offer an online community for cancer survivors, and those living with cancer, who are interested in news, research, and communication about sexual and reproductive health after cancer. Our current research aims to fill the gap in supportive care for young cancer survivors, couples struggling with reproductive and sexual health concerns, and LGBTQ+ survivors and their partners/support networks. Our long-term goal is to identify and implement effective and scalable strategies to support cancer survivors and those who care for them across the cancer continuum. Learn more about our current research projects at our website!

01/19/2025

Research says that we can protect ourselves against cervical cancer by -
✅Getting HPV vaccination - recommended age is 11-12 yrs, or anytime before 26 yrs.
✅Getting regular Pap tests done - once every 3 years from 22 years of age.

Let us protect ourselves and our loved ones from cervical cancer by talking about these above steps with the doctor, and spreading awareness!

11/23/2024

Quality of life after cancer can be improved through physical exercise, social support, healthy lifestyle, and new treatment options.

11/15/2024

Research shows that support from loved ones and health providers is important to navigate life after cancer. Cancer is not something you have to deal with alone.

11/01/2024

Cancer care and prevention should be as easy and comfortable for everyone despite their race and gender. It is not, yet. But teams like ours are working on changing and improving the cancer prevention and care landscape 💯 to make it more equitable for everyone 😊

10/27/2024

Transgender people face additional difficulties navigating cancer care, especially for breast and gynecologic cancers. Healthcare providers are often not trained on how to make this group of people feel safe and heard, and the little biological research on cancer and its effects on transgender people makes cancer care harder for them. Thankfully more research is being being focused on solving this problem since recent years!

10/19/2024

Research says that communicating about cancer happens often and with different people in a cancer survivor's life. It is a repetitive process over years, in different contexts, and it important to acknowledge this and discuss it with health providers.

10/12/2024

Reconnecting with my body, the new feelings and processing them is the only way forward - through them, past them, awaits a stronger me waiting to be acknowledged.

10/05/2024

Its breast cancer awareness month. Let's take a moment to feel the emotions that often come with experiencing breast cancer.
The effect of breast cancer on emotions and relationships is not talked about or validated enough.

Sending strength and support to all the people who have had breast cancer or have loved ones with breast cancer.

09/27/2024

Even when I am alone, I am really not. 💛

09/21/2024

They come. They go.
And I, I am more.

Cancer is not just a health condition. Its a change, a change that keeps changing. But we are not alone in the change. We can survive cancer, together.

09/14/2024

It is not easy, but we can keep going. We are not alone in it.

09/07/2024

If there is a history of breast cancer in the family, its a good practice to regularly check breasts for any unusual masses or nodules. It helps identifying breast cancer at an early stage so it can be quickly treated before it spreads. This is a simple, inexpensive preventive technique everyone can perform regularly - a simple, small action that can bring about a big positive effect.

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Corvallis, OR
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https://health.oregonstate.edu/research/programs/tact

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Opening the Conversation is an online community for cancer survivors, and those living with cancer, who are interested in news, research, and communication about sexual and reproductive health after cancer.