June is Cancer Survivors Month, which is a month-long observance that celebrates the strength, resilience, and triumph of those who have battled cancer. We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to all of the researchers who have contributed to this field. In particular, we would like to share some of the innovative research findings in fields concerning cancer survivors, published in Cancers (ISSN: 2072-6694). We hope this announcement will provide useful information regarding this field.

1. “Clinician Perspectives on Palliative Care for People with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Facilitators of and Barriers to Referral”
by Christopher D. Woodrell, Christie N. Mulholland, Nathan E. Goldstein, Carole L. Hutchinson, Thomas D. Schiano and Lissi Hansen
Cancers 2023, 15(14), 3617; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15143617
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/14/3617

2. “Development Trajectories of Fatigue, Quality of Life, and the Ability to Work among Colorectal Cancer Patients in the First Year after Rehabilitation—First Results of the MIRANDA Study”
by Tomislav Vlaski, Marija Slavic, Reiner Caspari, Harald Fischer, Hermann Brenner and Ben Schöttker
Cancers 2023, 15(12), 3168; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15123168
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/12/3168

3. “Genetic Variants Associated with Longitudinal Cognitive Performance in Older Breast Cancer Patients and Controls”
by Kelly Nudelman, Kwangsik Nho, Michael Zhang, Brenna C. McDonald, Wanting Zhai, Brent J. Small, Claire E. Wegel, Paul B. Jacobsen, Heather S. L. Jim, Sunita K. Patel et al.
Cancers 2023, 15(11), 2877; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15112877
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/11/2877

4. “Feasibility, Reliability, and Safety of Remote Five Times Sit to Stand Test in Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer”
by Daniel Steffens, Natasha C. Pocovi, Jenna Bartyn, Kim Delbaere, Mark J. Hancock, Cherry Koh, Linda Denehy, Kimberley S. van Schooten, Michael Solomon and on behalf of the Priority Trial Collaboration
Cancers 2023, 15(9), 2434; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15092434
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/9/2434

5. “Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (ePROMs) Improve the Assessment of Underrated Physical and Psychological Symptom Burden among Oncological Inpatients”
by Eva Warnecke, Maria Rosa Salvador Comino, Dilara Kocol, Bernadette Hosters, Marcel Wiesweg, Sebastian Bauer, Anja Welt, Anna Heinzelmann, Sandy Müller, Martin Schuler et al.
Cancers 2023, 15(11), 3029; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15113029
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/11/3029

6. “Relationships among Inflammatory Biomarkers and Self-Reported Treatment-Related Symptoms in Patients Treated with Chemotherapy for Gynecologic Cancer: A Controlled Comparison”
by Aasha I. Hoogland, Brent J. Small, Laura B. Oswald, Crystal Bryant, Yvelise Rodriguez, Brian D. Gonzalez, Xiaoyin Li, Michelle C. Janelsins, Hailey W. Bulls, Brian W. James et al.
Cancers 2023, 15(13), 3407; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15133407
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/13/3407

7. “Outcomes Following Autologous Fat Grafting in Patients with Sequelae of Head and Neck Cancer Treatment”
by Jorge Masià-Gridilla, Javier Gutiérrez-Santamaría, Iago Álvarez-Sáez, Jorge Pamias-Romero, Manel Saez-Barba and Coro Bescós-Atin
Cancers 2023, 15(3), 800; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15030800
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/3/800

8. “Delivering Palliative and Supportive Care for Older Adults with Cancer: Interactions between Palliative Medicine and Geriatrics”
by Alicia Castelo-Loureiro, Andrea Perez-de-Acha, Ana Cristina Torres-Perez, Vanessa Cunha, Paola García-Valdés, Paula Cárdenas-Reyes and Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis
Cancers 2023, 15(15), 3858; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15153858
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/15/3858

9. “A Retrospective Multicenter Analysis of the Incidence of Bone-Only Disease at PSMA PET/CT in Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer Patients”
by Francesca Serani, Wolfgang P. Fendler, Paolo Castellucci, Christoph Berliner, Francesco Barbato, Ken Herrmann, Andrea Farolfi and Stefano Fanti
Cancers 2023, 15(8), 2208; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15082208
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/8/2208

10. “Gallbladder Cancer Risk and Indigenous South American Mapuche Ancestry: Instrumental Variable Analysis Using Ancestry-Informative Markers”
by Linda Zollner, Felix Boekstegers, Carol Barahona Ponce, Dominique Scherer, Katherine Marcelain, Valentina Gárate-Calderón, Melanie Waldenberger, Erik Morales, Armando Rojas, César Munoz et al.
Cancers 2023, 15(16), 4033; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15164033
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/16/4033

11. “Stigma of Palliative Care among Patients with Advanced Cancer and Their Caregivers on Early Palliative Care”
by Elena Bandieri, Eleonora Borelli, Fabio Gilioli, Sarah Bigi, Claudia Mucciarini, Umberto Ferrari, Sonia Eliardo, Lidia Pinto, Carlo Adolfo Porro, Fabio Efficace et al.
Cancers 2023, 15(14), 3656; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15143656
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/14/3656

12. “Impact of a Training Program on Oncology Nurses’ Confidence in the Provision of Self-Management Support and 5As Behavioral Counseling Skills”
by Doris Howell, Patrick McGowan, Denise Bryant-Lukosius, Ryan Kirkby, Melanie Powis, Diana Sherifali, Vishal Kukreti, Sara Rask and Monica K. Krzyzanowska
Cancers 2023, 15(6), 1811; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15061811
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/6/1811

13. “Cognitive Sparing in Proton versus Photon Radiotherapy for Pediatric Brain Tumor Is Associated with White Matter Integrity: An Exploratory Study”
by Lisa E. Mash, Lisa S. Kahalley, Kimberly P. Raghubar, Naomi J. Goodrich-Hunsaker, Tracy J. Abildskov, Luz A. De Leon, Marianne MacLeod, Heather Stancel, Kelley Parsons, Brian Biekman et al.
Cancers 2023, 15(6), 1844; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15061844
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/6/1844

14. “Impact of Surgical Care Bundle on Surgical Site Infection after Non-Reconstructive Breast Cancer Surgery: A Single-Centre Retrospective Comparative Cohort Study”
by Kian Chin, Fredrik Wärnberg, Anikó Kovacs and Roger Olofsson Bagge
Cancers 2023, 15(3), 919; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15030919
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/3/919

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