Recurrence isn’t the only long-term complication cancer patients may face but understanding these potential challenges can help you mitigate many problems beforehand.
BY KATHY LATOUR
PUBLISHED JANUARY 06, 2020
Kathy LaTour is a breast cancer survivor, author of The Breast Cancer Companion and co-founder of CURE magazine. While cancer did not take her life, she has given it willingly to educate, empower and enlighten the newly diagnosed and those who care for them.
It used to be that the fear of recurrence was the only big fear we had to face after treatment for cancer, but things have changed in the past decade with the discovery and validation that there are a number of long term and late effects that need attention after treatment. Of course, they all depend on the location of the cancer, the kind of treatment received, and the individual’s physical health and genetics, which makes it even more complicated.I can remember having a heart scan when I started treatment to be sure my heart was healthy enough to proceed with the drugs that had shown possible cardiac problems after treatment. All was well back then, but not so since then.
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