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Living with Cancer
Cancer may now be our constant companion, but life must go on. We must adapt to life with cancer and vow to learn all we can about coping with it. This includes:
For many of us, our treatments have removed the cancer from our bodies, but the experience shakes us to our very core of our being. We can find ourselves feeling fearful and asking, “What if the cancer returns?”
That's why wikiCancer is here. Our lives have now changed immeasurably — and this is our chance to help ourselves and each other.
Learning new skills
This is the roadmap for wrestling with cancer and pinning its shoulders to the mat:
See also
- Deciding on various treatment options
- Managing the side effects of our treatments
- Preparing for the emotional impacts of cancer
For many of us, our treatments have removed the cancer from our bodies, but the experience shakes us to our very core of our being. We can find ourselves feeling fearful and asking, “What if the cancer returns?”
That's why wikiCancer is here. Our lives have now changed immeasurably — and this is our chance to help ourselves and each other.
Learning new skills
This is the roadmap for wrestling with cancer and pinning its shoulders to the mat:
- We face the future, but live in the present.
- We learn how to put ourselves first and delegate responsibilities to others. Time that may have once been spent on family or friends must now be spent in doctor's offices, treatment rooms and support groups.
- Proper nutrition becomes a high priority in our lives.
- We begin to consider our own mortality and the unknowns of the future put us on a different spiritual plane.
- We connect with other cancer survivors to find inspiration from one another.
- We learn about our health care professionals to understand their role in our treatment
See also
- Adapting to life with cancer
- Building your support network
- Managing your treatment
- Facing end of life issues
- Giving back
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