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Life After Chemotherapy Treatment: What to Expect
In this video, learn what you can expect after chemotherapy is over, and what your follow-up care plan may look like.
Written by Brittany Doohan | Reviewed by Alexandra Schwarz, MD
Updated on February 27, 2024Once 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.
Additional Medical Contributors
- Ashish Saxena, MDDr. Saxena is an oncologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.
References
Bach, C. (2024). The “end” of treatment. Oncolink.
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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