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How Cancer Can Affect Your Family

Cancer affects everyone in your family. But how it affects each person may differ. You may notice that your family routine changes during treatment. And your relationships with your family might also change.

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How Cancer Affects Family Life

You may be worried about how your cancer diagnosis will affect your family and friends. A cancer diagnosis causes complex feelings and lifestyle changes that can be overwhelming for you and the people you are close to.

Understanding the potential changes in the way you relate to specific family members and friends may help you take steps to grow and maintain healthy, mutually supportive relationships during this challenging time.

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Cancer and Relationships

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Cancer and Friendships

Cancer can change many things in your life, including your friendships. You will probably notice that some friends stop spending as much time with you. Others might become even closer. You might also make new friends during your cancer treatment. Below are some ways to maintain friendships, find support, and understand why some friends might seem to slip away.

Dating and Intimacy

Single adults may experience physical and emotional changes during and after cancer treatment. These may affect dating and sexual relationships.

Tips for pursuing new relationships

Concerns about dating and sexual intimacy after cancer treatment are common. But do not let fear keep you from pursuing relationships.

Consider these strategies when developing new relationships:

Practice positive self-talk. For example, make a list of your positive qualities.

Ewing Sarcoma - Childhood and Adolescence - Coping with Treatment

ON THIS PAGE: You will learn more about coping with the physical, emotional, social, and financial effects of childhood cancer and its treatment. Use the menu to see other pages.

Every cancer treatment can cause side effects or changes to your child's body and how they feel. For many reasons, people do not experience the same side effects even when they are given the same treatment for the same type of cancer. This can make it hard to predict how the person with cancer will feel during treatment.

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Pleuropulmonary Blastoma - Childhood - Coping with Treatment

ON THIS PAGE: You will learn more about coping with the physical, emotional, social, and financial effects of a childhood tumor and its treatment. Use the menu to see other pages.

Every tumor treatment can cause side effects or changes to your child’s body and how they feel. For many reasons, people do not experience the same side effects even when given the same treatment for the same type of tumor. This can make it hard to predict how your child will feel during treatment.

Brain Stem Glioma - Childhood - Coping with Treatment

ON THIS PAGE: You will learn more about coping with the physical, emotional, social, and financial effects of cancer and its treatment. Use the menu to see other pages.

Every treatment for brain stem glioma can cause side effects or changes to your child’s body and how they feel. For many reasons, children do not experience the same side effects even when given the same treatment. This can make it hard to predict how your child will feel during treatment.

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Rhabdomyosarcoma - Childhood - Coping with Treatment

ON THIS PAGE: You will learn more about coping with the physical, emotional, social, and financial effects of childhood cancer and its treatment. Use the menu to see other pages.

Every cancer treatment can cause side effects or changes to your child’s body and how they feel. For many reasons, people do not experience the same side effects even when given the same treatment for the same type of cancer. This can make it hard to predict how your child will feel during treatment.

Craniopharyngioma - Childhood - Coping with Treatment

ON THIS PAGE: You will learn more about coping with the physical, emotional, social, and financial effects of craniopharyngioma and its treatment. Use the menu to see other pages.

Every treatment for craniopharyngioma can cause side effects or changes to your child’s body and how they feel. For many reasons, children do not experience the same side effects even when given the same treatment. This can make it hard to predict how your child will feel during treatment.

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