Integrating Lifestyle Medicine into Cancer Survivorship Care | S1, Ep. 42

In this episode of the Oncology Revolution Podcast, Amy Comander, MD, a medical oncologist, Medical Director of the Mass General Cancer Center in Waltham, Director of Breast Oncology and Cancer Survivorship, and Director of Lifestyle Medicine, explores what happens after cancer treatment ends and how care teams can better support patients through survivorship.Drawing from her clinical work at Mass General and Newton-Wellesley Hospital, and her background in lifestyle medicine, Amy discusses how physical activity, nutrition, and mind-body interventions can reshape the survivorship experience. She shares the story behind PAVING the Path to Wellness, the 12-week lifestyle medicine program she created to help patients rebuild health and quality of life beyond active treatment, and challenges us to rethink who is truly responsible for guiding patients through each phase of survivorship.What to reflect on:• What does life look like for an oncology patient once treatment ends, and how can we meaningfully support them?• How can structured programs like PAVING: The Path to Wellness change long-term survivorship outcomes?• Who truly owns the different phases of care across the cancer survivorship journey?