Survivorship by definition is the state of being a survivor. Survivorship stems from the word survivor and was first linked to the diagnosis of cancer. Specifically, a cancer survivor is a person living with, through, and beyond cancer. According to the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) states “a cancer survivorship begins at diagnosis and includes people who continue to have treatment over the long term, to either reduce the risk of recurrence or to manage chronic disease”. The number of people with a history of cancer in the United States has gone up greatly over the last 45 years. According to the American Cancer Society, in 1971, there were 3 million people with cancer. Today there are more than 15.5 million. About 67%
