Once chemotherapy treatment is over, some might expect that they’ll jump for joy and throw a survival party. Many patients, however, are surprised to find out that their feelings aren’t as consistently cheery as they’d hoped.
Patients also often continue to feel the side effects of treatment, which can be difficult as they adjust to their new normal. In this video, learn more important things to consider as you adjust to life post-chemotherapy treatment.
Dr. Saxena is an oncologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. (2017). Your body after treatment.
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National Cancer Institute. (2017). Facing forward: life after cancer treatment.
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