Life After Cancer Treatment

As you finish cancer treatment, you and your family members/partners-in-care may have questions about your future. This is normal. You may feel happy and relieved you have finished treatment. You may also feel tired, worried, scared, angry or alone. This is a time of change for you and your family members/partners-in-care as you adjust to a new normal.

Watch our After Cancer Treatment Teaching Video to learn about what you can expect now that you have finished cancer treatment. During this video a nurse, social worker, and dietitian offer you information about:

Your new normal
The next steps in your care
Your side effects
Your worries and fears
What you can do to live a healthy lifestyle. Click here for a handout about this.
Resources and supports available to you and your family members

You will still need to see your oncologist for follow-up visits. These appointments will not be as often. The size of your health care team will be smaller than when you were in active treatment. It is very important that you make an appointment to see your family doctor. Your family doctor is responsible for your ongoing care and will want to see you regularly for appointments.

For more information, read the handouts found at the links below:

You may find it helpful to talk to someone who has also been through a cancer experience. For more information on one to one peer support or support groups, visit the Canadian Cancer Society or Hearth Place Cancer Support Centre websites.

We want to hear from you

How can we improve the patient and family experience at our cancer centre? As someone who recently had care at our cancer centre, you can offer helpful feedback. One way you can do this is to join our Patient and Family Advisory Group. Patients or their family caregivers are welcome to join the Advisory Group. The Group meets every two months. If you would like more information about this, please call Debbie Devitt, Patient Experience Lead at 905-576-8711 extension 36401.