What You Can do to Honor a Cancer Survivor

June is National Cancer Survivor Month. Thanks to spectacular advances in cancer research, more than 16.9 million people in the United States are cancer survivors who are living with, through, and beyond their disease. Who is a cancer survivor? According to the National Cancer Institute, an individual is considered a cancer survivor from the time of diagnosis, through the balance of his or her life. What can you do to support cancer survivors? According to the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), you can contact a member of congress, raise awareness about cancer survivorship, learn more about cancer survivorship, and more.