There's an article at Newsday.com today from the Harvard Mental Health Letter (December 1, 2008) that discusses the psychological challenges of a patient after the cancer has been treated.
To quote the first part of the article, "...the most difficult times occurring during transitions... One transition in particular is likely to cause psychological distress: the period immediately following completion of intensive (primary) cancer treatment. For some patients, this transition may be as stressful, if not more so, as undergoing treatment itself.
"Patients, family, and friends understandably look forward to the completion of cancer treatment, especially when the prognosis is good. But when patients complete what may have been a grueling series of daily, weekly, or monthly medical visits, they also lose both the support system and structure provided by regular contact with an oncology team and other patients."
To read the rest of the article, look here.
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