Today – June 1, 2025 – is National Cancer Survivors Day®. Welcome to the celebration!
Thousands of people in hundreds of communities around the world are celebrating life with you today.
As we observe this 38th annual Celebration of Life, we unite as cancer survivors, caregivers, healthcare professionals, family members, and friends to champion those who are living with a history of cancer and to draw attention to the ongoing challenges these cancer survivors face.
Today is a celebration of life – a time to acknowledge the victories, both big and small, and to look forward to the future with optimism and joy. Let us take this day to share our stories, to support one another, and to honor the journey of every cancer survivor.
Let us also use our voices to call for more resources, research, and legislation to improve cancer survivors’ quality of life. More people are surviving cancer and living longer after diagnosis than ever before. However, despite this progress, a cancer diagnosis can leave a host of problems in its wake.
Today, let us commit to lessening the burdens of cancer survivorship. By doing so, we can ensure that every cancer survivor not only survives but also thrives.
Who is a cancer survivor?
The National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation defines a survivor as anyone living with a history of cancer – from the moment of diagnosis through the remainder of life. National Cancer Survivors Day® offers your community an opportunity to show that it has a valuable and vital cancer survivor population, as well as to make a commitment to improving the lives of cancer survivors.
Let’s bring awareness to the challenges of cancer survivorship.
As the population of cancer survivors grows, it is increasingly crucial to address their specific needs. In addition to coping with a serious illness, cancer survivors face many added challenges. These include escalating medical expenses, insufficient insurance coverage, difficulties with employment, and persistent physical, psychological, and financial issues that continue beyond the conclusion of treatment.
Today, we want to spread the message that cancer survivors deserve to thrive after cancer, not just survive it. Join us in as we promote the importance of addressing the challenges of cancer survivorship and improving quality of life for cancer survivors by sharing a post like this one on your social media pages:
Cancer survivors deserve to thrive after cancer, not just survive it. Today, on National Cancer Survivors Day, let’s #CelebrateLife, bring attention to the challenges of cancer survivorship, and commit to improving cancer survivors’ quality of life. #NCSD2025
Don’t forget to tag us in your posts and use the hashtag #NCSD2025 so we can follow along with your Celebration of Life. We can’t wait to see your photos and hear your stories.
Thank you for joining us as we commemorate National Cancer Survivors Day® 2025!
National Cancer Survivors Day® 2025 is supported nationally by Aveo Oncology, Coping with Cancer, Deciphera, GlaxoSmithKline, Immunocore, Incyte, Ipsen, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Labcorp, Novocure, Onco360, Servier, Springworks Therapeutics, and Syndax.
