My New Year's Resolutions for Better Cancer Survivorship
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In this month’s From the Editor’s Desk, Dr. Schapira outlines important ideas in cancer survivorship that should move forward in 2018.
Recurrent disease
Understanding the Risk of Late Recurrence of Breast Cancer
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The reasons why some women experience a late recurrence of breast cancer are complex. In this post, Dr. Crystal Moore describes who may be at risk of late recurrence and 5 things you can do to thrive in your life and survivorship.
Penile Cancer - Follow-up Care
ON THIS PAGE: You will read about your medical care after cancer treatment is completed and why this follow-up care is important. Use the menu to see other pages.
Care for people diagnosed with cancer does not end when active treatment has finished. Your health care team will continue to check that the cancer has not come back, manage any side effects, and monitor your overall health. This is called follow-up care.
Healthy Living After Cancer
As cancer treatment ends, it is important to gather information about how to maintain and improve your health. Your cancer care team can help you do this. Research shows that making lifestyle changes during and after cancer treatment can help prevent a recurrence or a second cancer. Healthy living can also prevent or control other health problems, including:
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Excess weight
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Heart problems, such as congestive heart failure
Lung Cancer - Small Cell - Follow-Up Care
ON THIS PAGE: You will read about your medical care after cancer treatment is completed and why this follow-up care is important. Use the menu to see other pages.
Care for people diagnosed with cancer does not end when active treatment has finished. Your health care team will continue to check that the cancer has not come back, manage any side effects, and monitor your overall health. This is called follow-up care.
Twenty Years After a Diagnosis … and Counting
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After two decades of coping with advanced colorectal cancer, metastases in her lungs and liver, and a diagnosis of breast cancer, Margaret G. Werts, PhD, has learned how to maintain a sense of control and appreciate the small moments.
Cancer Has Given Me Courage
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In this ASCO Post article, Lori Piggott describes the lessons she has learned while dealing with three cancers over three decades.
Finding Hope on the Journey Through Cancer
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Dr. Rick Boulay explores where hope lives and how to access it when we need it the most.
Topic #3: Follow-up PET or PET-CT Scans to Watch for a Cancer Recurrence
Background
Many different types of tests are used to help diagnose cancer, determine the cancer’s stage, monitor how well treatment is working, and watch for a cancer recurrence (return of the cancer). Imaging tests (or scans) are ways to create pictures of the organs and tissues inside the body. Different types of scans are often used at different points in a person’s cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.
The Importance of Follow-Up Care
Cancer care does not end when you finish treatment. You will continue seeing your health care team for what doctors call "follow-up care." They will watch for signs of the cancer coming back, manage any side effects from treatment, and check your general health.
Planning your follow-up care after cancer
You and your health care team will work together to plan your follow-up care. Your plan will be designed just for you, and it will guide your health care for the months and years after treatment. It will probably include regular physical examinations and medical tests.
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