r/Cancersurvivors is a subreddit with 4k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses cancer, survivor, treatment, support, and family.
This Reddit is a safe place for cancer survivors, families of survivors, share stories of survival. and to form a community for us to help each other and support each other.
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Popular Themes in r/Cancersurvivors
#1
Pain & Anger
: "I survived cancer. But I don’t feel like I survived me."
13 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Does anyone else experience post treatment depression?"
10 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Cancer Exercise Calculator"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "I thought this up when I was talking to someone who had a different type of cancer than I did."
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Wrote a memoir about surviving Stage IV Hodgkin’s Lymphoma"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Cancersurvivors
#1
Cancer
: "I survived Cancer. But I don’t feel like I survived me."
250 posts
#2
Survivor
: "Any long time Survivors here?"
122 posts
#3
Treatment
: "Does anyone else experience post Treatment depression?"
56 posts
#4
Support
: "Need Support on Mother's Day"
49 posts
#5
Family
: "Divorced during treatment"
24 posts
#6
Chemo
: "Chemo brain/Memantine"
19 posts
#7
Emotions
: "Conflicting Emotions after a clear scan"
17 posts
#8
Diagnosis
: "Impossible Diagnosis to survival"
14 posts
#9
Chemotherapy
12 posts
#10
Survivorship
: "what topics should I discuss on my cancer Survivorship podcast?"
12 posts
Flair Used in r/Cancersurvivors
#1
Survivor Rant
: "PTSD from cancer?"
21 posts
#2
Need Advice Please
: "Does anyone else experience post treatment depression?"
18 posts
#3
Nice Words Please
: "I can get the port out!"
5 posts
#4
Family of Survivor
: "My wife is a warrior, we call this the "No Hair Don't Care" club and it's my absolute favorite photo of her."
4 posts
#5
Vent
: "Does fatigue ever go away"
4 posts
#6
Survivor story
: "I found out I was a cancer survivor 7 years later"
4 posts
#7
Survivors Guilt Rant
: "I don’t feel like I should be here"
4 posts
#8
Life Updates
: "3 years cancer-free today"
3 posts
#9
Trigger Warning
: "You never think it’s going to be you………….. until it is"
3 posts
#10
Survivor Tips
: "Doctors not remembering cancer history"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/Cancersurvivors
Yearly
+1k members(46.9%)
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Last updated: July 1, 2026