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Adjusting to life after cancer


This section aims to help and support people who have finished all the recommended treatments for their particular cancer – chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery or a combination of these.

You now have the chance to look at how you want to live in the future. You may want to do things you’ve often thought about but never done, perhaps visit places you’ve always dreamed about, or enrich personal relationships. This can be exciting, but we understand that you may not feel quite so confident. This section explores some of the concerns, both practical and emotional, which often arise.


Content last reviewed: 01 February 2006
Page last modified: 20 February 2009

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