Supporting Cancer Patients and Their Families in the Communities Where They Live, Work and Receive Treatment.
Welcome 2025!
It’s the start of a new year, a time for resetting, defining goals, and channeling that new-year motivation into action. The team at Texas Oncology Foundation is here to provide you with resources, support you during challenging moments, and celebrate your triumphs with you.
We’re here to help and have a full slate of activities and programs in 2025 to support cancer patients, caregivers, and survivors. Check out the sidebar for the first ones.
Many people declare New Year’s resolutions, only to break them within the first month. Let’s toss the resolutions and aim for something more sustainable.
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Setting SMART Goals
Many people declare New Year’s resolutions, only to break them within the first month. Let’s toss the resolutions and aim for something more sustainable.
SMART goals are empowering and give a roadmap to achieve the goal. What makes a goal SMART? It is:
- Specific
- Measurable
- Attainable
- Realistic
- Timely
You can set SMART goals for anything – healthy lifestyle, survivorship, more intentional relationships, whatever fits your life and is on your mind right now. We share resources below to help you get started. Good luck! You’ve got this!
Unlocking Lasting Well-Being: Mastering SMART Goals in Your Cancer Wellness (Video)
Explore an empowering journey toward lasting well-being, delve into resilience training, and discover invaluable strategies on how to build mental resilience with SMART goals.
Unlocking Success: Thrivorship and SMART Goals (Video)
Discover the concept of “Thrivorship” and how setting SMART goals can pave the way for a fulfilling and successful journey.
SMART Goals Worksheet
Utilize this guide to help you map out your goals and how to achieve them.
8 Tips for Healthy Survivorship
Regardless of where you are in survivorship – in treatment, post-treatment, or a long-term survivor – here are eight tips for healthy survivorship. See more details on our 8 Guidelines for Survivors fact sheet.
- Maintain a healthy weight.
- Move every day – walk more, sit less.
- Eat a diet rich in whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and beans.
- Eat limited amounts of processed and fast foods.
- Limit red and processed meats.
- Set boundaries on sugar-sweetened drinks.
- Moderate alcohol consumption.
- Do not use supplements to protect against cancer.
NEW YEAR RESOURCES
Texas Oncology Foundation offers a wide range of resources with helpful tips and guidance. Check out our website for even more resources.
New Year, New Mindset (Video)
Need some extra support to stay on track with your new year nutritional goals? Morgan Mendenhall, RDN, LD, explores the SMART goal-setting system. Learn realistic ways to safely enjoy your favorite recipes with some simple, yet tasty swaps.
New Year, New Plan | Navigating the Cost of Your Cancer Treatment (Video)
This recorded webinar helps you better understand the financial resources available to you. Jackeline Castillo, LMSW, is a cancer resource specialist with Cancer Support Community North Texas. She shares resources that might be available to families, given their unique situation, and connects patients to information that will hopefully lessen their barriers as they continue treatment.
