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The Ultimate Guide to Coping With Health Concerns After Cancer

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Once you are considered a survivor, you still have a significant amount of care ahead of you—taking care of yourself, and recuperating. After cancer, you may find that a lot of elements of your life have changed, particularly your quality of life. 

Post-Treatment Health Concerns

Pregnancy after breast cancer

Chemotherapy can change your body, and can possibly affect your ovaries and your chance of becoming pregnant.

The best approach is to discuss your desire to have a child in the future so that your doctor can take steps to ensure that you will be able to do so. In addition, the timing of your possible pregnancy post-treatment is important as well.

Cancer concerns after treatment

After treatment, your primary worry may be that the cancer can come back, or you can have a secondary cancer.

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Being proactive, keeping a schedule of checkups and appointments, and communicating with your doctor will help you be proactive in your survivorship care.

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Follow-up care after treatment

After your treatment, you should speak to your doctor regarding the next steps in your care, as well as what to expect.

Your doctor will be able to provide you with a survivorship plan, which will let you know how often you should have checkups, what scans or tests you need, and when to schedule those tests.

Having this plan will make you feel more confident and proactive during a time that can be full of uncertainty.

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