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Post-treatment Considerations
After cancer therapy has been completed, a cancer survivor may be faced with
new anxieties. Survivors may experience anxiety when they return to work and
are asked about their cancer experience, or when confronted with
insurance-related problems. A survivor may fear subsequent follow-up examinations and diagnostic tests, or they may fear a recurrence of cancer.
Survivors may experience anxiety due to changes in body image, sexual dysfunction, reproductive issues, or post-traumatic stress. Survivorship programs, support groups, counseling, and other resources are available to help
people readjust to life after cancer.
See the following PDQ summaries for more information:
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