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- Summary
- Be And Stay Informed
- Express feelings of fear, anger, or sadness
- Observe Your Thoughts Without Judging Them
- Work Toward Having A Positive Attitude
- Come To Terms With Other Fears
- Talk With People In A Similiar Situation
- Find Ways To Help Yourself Relax
- Be As Active As You Can
- Control What You Can
- Adopt A Healthy Lifestyle - Including Eating A Cancer Prevention Diet
- Prepare Financially. Get Health Insurance If You Don't Have it.
- If Fear Impacts Sleep, Appetite Or Daily Life, Consult A Professional Therapist
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Fear of recurrence is the fear that your cancer will return.
Fear of recurrence is normal, especially right after treatment ends or when physical symptoms appear - even those of a cold. Fear of recurrence generally lessens over time, but seldom goes away entirely.
Here are some ideas that have helped others deal with fear and to feel more hopeful. Each of these subjects is discussed in the sections which make up the rest of this document.
- Be and stay informed
- Express feelings of fear, anger or sadness.
- Work toward having a positive attitude.
- Come to terms with other fears
- Observe your thoughts without judging them
- Look for ways to relax
- Be as active as you can
- Control what you can
- Adopt a healthy way of life - including eating a cancer prevention diet
- Get health insurance if you don't have it.
- Prepare financially. As you know, health insurance doesn't cover all costs of having a disease.
Note: Fear of recurrence is sometimes called the Damocles Syndrome.
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