Living with and beyond cancer
For many people, finishing treatment will mean they are able to think about the future and find a new normality and consider how to live well after cancer treatment. For many others, treatment may continue now or in the future, and they may have to live with cancer for the rest of their life.
For some people, the end of treatment is not the celebration that might be expected. After having so much support and follow-up it can feel like a “no-man’s land” or cliff edge, facing the future on your own, wondering who you will turn to with questions now that regular follow-up has finished.
It can take a varying amount of time to adjust and cope with your feelings and the consequences of treatment. All the information and support included in this website may be relevant for you now or in the future. Sometimes it can take months or years for people to realise or accept that their life is not where they might like it to be and they seek help following their experience of cancer. Some people find that calling in to the centre and talking about how they are feeling can be helpful. Others find accessing a support group where they can meet people with similar experiences is useful, or you may find that counselling from someone removed from your own personal situation is right for you. Whatever your situation, you are not on your own. Other patients have told us that this is how they feel. We are here to help if you need us.
Tel: 01473 715748, and follow this link to our other contact information
We can provide referrals for counselling and also run self-management courses that many people find useful.
You may find these booklets (downloads) useful:
Macmillan: What to do after cancer treatment ends
Macmillan: Life after cancer treatment
Breast Cancer Now: Life after breast cancer treatment
Prostate Cancer UK: Living with prostate cancer