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Like do you say it when treatment ends? Surgery ends? Or do you use the anniversary of your diagnosis as a benchmark of how far out you are a survivor? Just curious...thanks!
I use the day of my diagnosis as my survivor birthday. I survived the diagnosis, the treatments and have recently celebrated 7 years of survivorship!
According to the American Cancer Society, you are considered a survivor from the date you were diagnosed. I had this same question so I called the 800 number and that is what they told be. So I am a survivor since June 11, 2012.
I'm going with my diagnosis date, though I expect I'll celebrate my surgery date, end of chemo date, end of radiation date - at lease the first year.
my doctors told me date of completion of treatment is your anniversary date.
I think its up to each of us! ;)
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