The fifth national Cancer Survivorship Conference was a virtual meeting, held online 18-19 March 2021.

We were excited to create a collaborative forum to showcase innovation in survivorship care, research and policy. We engaged clinicians, researchers, policy-makers and consumers in insightful, bold and collegial conversations about life after cancer diagnosis.

The partnership between our host organisations, the Flinders University Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI) and the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA), ensured this conference reflected the latest and most relevant developments in cancer survivorship research and care.

As always, we wanted to push the envelope and in 2021 we hoped to be more thought provoking and provocative than ever before! With the theme “LIFE AFTER CANCER – REDEFINED, REIMAGINED AND REBUILT” the program tackled some challenging concepts in survivorship including living with life limited disease, when cancer cannot be cured.

In previous feedback, delegates told us they wanted more hands-on practical sessions, so we divided the 2021 program into a mix of plenaries and workshops. Some of the topics we covered included: Indigenous cancer survivorship; cognition, neurotoxicity and neuropathy; mental health; and practical issues such as finances, insurance and employment.

We also provided ample time for delegates to connect, recharge, and be inspired by being part of this like-minded community.

Thank you to all who joined and helped make this meeting better than the last by joining us for discussions, deliberations and collaboration!