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AFTER TREATMENT
Looking after your physical and emotional well being continues to be important after your breast cancer treatment is complete. The term “breast cancer survivor” can include anyone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, from the time of diagnosis through the rest of her or his life.
As a breast cancer survivor, you must not only cope with the effects of the disease, but also manage the long-term side effects of treatment, if any. There are also emotional impacts of having experienced breast cancer.
After treatment, your needs will change and may include some or all of the following:
Accordingly, the members of your care team will be different after treatment. It is important to be aware of this shift. During treatment, you will have had a lot of interaction with one health care team. Once treatment is over and your needs have changed, you may feel like you are on your own as you make contact with the people and organizations that provide different types of care. Your doctor will continue to be an important contact for you, guiding you to other people and agencies when required.
Some people may experience recurrence (cancer coming back), and some people will eventually require palliative care if their cancer cannot be treated further.
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