It is best to stay in full control of yourself and take care of your follow-up routine as directed by the doctor before leaving the cancer treatment center.

1. Living Healthy
after Surviving
Cancer

2. Caring for yourself after surviving cancer is one of
the greatest challenges. While there is immense
happiness and satisfaction to have been
successfully able to fight cancer, the fear of
recurrence prevails in some corner of the mind.
It is best to stay in full control of yourself and take
care of your follow-up routine as directed by the
doctor before leaving the cancer treatment center.

3. Caring at home
Follow-up care is one of
the most important things
for treating yourself after
surviving cancer. It is very
important to start working
with the healthcare team
and develop a decent plan
that can be followed.
Together, it is likely that
you will be able to tailor a
plan that will be
successfully implemented.

4. Since doctors are participating in your care even when
you are not at the cancer treatment center, you must
also keep a copy of all your medical records so that you
can always be prepared for a new doctor. This
information is going to be helpful whenever you visit a
new doctor.
During follow-up it is also important to mention any
other medical complications experienced so that the
doctors can see to it.

5. Visit your Doctor
When you visit the doctor for follow-up care and
advice, your medical history will be critically
examined and your present physical health
condition will be checked.
Follow-up care may also include routine blood
work and other necessary lab tests as well as
procedures that the doctor will examine after
taking samples.

6. At any such visit, your doctor will
also look for other signs of cancer
and even check if your cancer has
spread to any other part of the
body.
Follow-up cancer care visits are
extremely important for
preventing and detecting
different types of cancers,
addressing ongoing problems
with respect to cancer
treatments, and finding effects
that may even develop at a later
stage.

7. Things To Share With The Doctor
When you are visiting the
doctor for follow-up care, you
must discuss any concerns or
problems that you are having
and ask relevant questions.
Inform your doctor if you
have been facing trouble in
doing your regular activities,
and enquire about the new
symptoms you are worried
about.

8. Report any new signs of pain: Physical problems bothering
you like trouble sleeping or fatigue; other health
complications like arthritis or diabetes should be reported;
medicines, supplements, or vitamins that you have been
taking and more treatments used; emotional problems like
depression or anxiety.

9. Wellness Plan
Talk to your doctor and create
your personalized wellness
plan. Most cancer survivors
usually benefits from the
advice and suggestions given
by their doctor to improve
overall health.
Normally, the wellness plan
involves exercise, healthy diet,
maintaining healthy weight,
quit smoking and discussing
other health concerns.

10. Exercising regularly helps in reducing fatigue and lessens
the signs of depression. In addition, it also helps in
increasing strength and stamina. Exercises also make a
person feel better and improve well being.
A healthy diet is important to everyone and more specific
to cancer survivors. Eating healthy fruits and veggies,
while grains and lean meat, healthy fats and proteins,
and lowering calorie count is the best way to maintain
ideal weight.