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There are no guarantees, but health screenings and some lifestyle changes can help you stay healthy and reduce your risk for cancer. Let your provider know you want to do what is necessary to stay read more
Treatment for cancer can be very hard on your body. Physical rehabilitation can help your body recover from cancer, treatment and other physical changes you may experience. read more
One to three percent of survivors develop a second cancer different from the originally treated cancer. The level of risk is small, and greater numbers of survivors are living longer due to read more
Members of your health care team can get very busy. It might seem like there’s no time to talk about your questions and concerns. If your health care provider has a time limit for each patient, try read more
Learn as much as you can about your type of cancer and treatment options. Start with information you get from your health care team and the opinions you get from other health care providers. read more
Survivorship after treatment is an important phase of cancer care. The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report, From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition, recommends that each cancer read more
Every person has a set of personal beliefs and ideas. These may include beliefs about spirituality and religion. Many affected by cancer find that the cancer journey deepens their beliefs. It can even read more
It is important to find ways to move forward with your life after the initial shock of a cancer diagnosis. Knowledge is power. Knowing what is happening and what you need to do to meet your needs will read more
Studies show that the majority of oncologists do not discuss fertility routinely with their at-risk patients. read more
After that conversation, you can visit a fertility specialist to discuss your options in more detail. read more
Livestrong offers the following suggestions, clinical tools and resources to help fertility centers provide cancer patients with information about preservation, family-building opt read more
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Of these survivors, an estimated 30–75 percent of males and 40–80 percent of females are at risk for iatrogenic infertility from the cancer treatments they undergo, including chemothe read more
There may be reasons to consider changes to your cancer treatment plan. You could learn about a new type of treatment. You cancer could go into remission. You might receive new test results. Be read more
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