With October designated as National Breast Cancer Awareness month, one expert offers breast cancer survivors some guidance on what they can do to reclaim and maintain their health.
Karen Syrjala, director of biobehavioral sciences and co-director of the survivorship programme at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, touches upon both the lingering physical and emotional concerns prompted by a battle with cancer.
First, cancer survivors should summarise their prior treatment for their primary care physician and enlist the doctor in an effort to monitor the long-term impact that radiation, chemotherapy and other aggressive interventions can have down the road, Syrjala advised.
Fear of cancer recurrence should be tackled head on, she said, by getting a firm understanding of one’s particular risk and seeking out counseling to help manage concerns.
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