Coping with Cancer
You may have just discovered that you have cancer. Or, there may be treatment, termination of treatment, or a friend or family afflicted with cancer. Having cancer will change your life and the lives around you. The symptoms of this disease, side effects and its treatment may cause physical changes, but it may also affect your feelings and lifestyle.The information in this section will help you deal with many of the problems and concerns that arise when you get cancer. There are resources to help you learn about diseases and people who can help you. Please refer to the workaround on support and palliative care topics and the publication on evidence-based PDQ® summary. You know that you are not alone.
Emotions and cancer
Whether you are being treated, being treated, or whether it is friends or family members, cancer can cause a wide range of emotions. Learn tips for dealing with the many emotions that occur in cancer.
Adjust to cancerLearn tips for talking about the changes that cancer will bring for you and your family.
Self Image & Sexuality
Cancer and its treatment can change how you feel and feel about yourself and your body. There are measures to deal with body changes and problems related to sexuality and intimacy.
Daily life
Treatment of cancer is an event that changes life for most people. It may be difficult, but there are actions to adapt to your new lifestyle.
Caregiver support
Being a carer may be stressful. Learn tips on how to care about yourself when caring for others.
Survival
Many cancer survivors say it is difficult to transition to a new way of life once treatment is over. I will examine how to adapt to new feelings and problems that arise when cancer treatment is over.
Doctor's Questions About Cancer
When you meet your doctor or other members of your medical team, please take a list of your questions.
The Study
Search for research articles to deal with cancer that includes news articles, clinical trials, blog posts, active research descriptions.
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