Cancer survivorship is a day-to-day, ongoing process that begins with your diagnosis and continues through the rest of your life. Living Beyond Cancer discusses a number a important issues that are specific to life beyond the diagnosis and initial treatment of cancer.

Surviving cancer is more complicated than simply being sick or well, having cancer or being cancer-free. Instead, it is a continual process that is constantly changing.

This program will introduce you to skills to help you adapt to your life after cancer. The goal is to help you, a cancer survivor, be as healthy as possible within your personal circumstances. (Listen to the Introduction.) 

After listening to Living Beyond Cancer, you will better understand:

• Common physical effects of cancer and its treatment, and what kind of medical records you need to keep to maintain a personal health history. (Listen to Living with After Effects.)
  
  
• How to address concerns about sexuality and fertility. (Listen to Intimacy.)
  
  
• How to support family relationships that may have changed during treatment. (Listen to Family Communication.)
  
  
• The emotional aspects of cancer, including anxiety, depression, grief, and distress. (Listen to Emotional Aspects of Cancer.)
  
  
• Health directives, wills and trusts, power of attorney, and financial planning. (Listen to Getting Your House in Order.)
  
  
• How to live with hope while dealing with uncertainty. (Listen to Living with Hope.)

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La supervivencia al cáncer es un proceso diario y continuo que empieza cuando le diagnostican la enfermedad y continúa por el resto de su vida. Vida después del cáncer aborda varios temas importantes que son específicos para la vida después del diagnóstico y el tratamiento inicial del cáncer.

Sobrevivir al cáncer es más complicado que estar simplemente enfermo o bien, tener cáncer o no padecer de cáncer. Se trata de un proceso continuo que cambia de forma constante. Hay ocasiones en las que la alegría que le despierta la supervivencia supera por mucho cualquier ansiedad que pueda sentir. Luego hay veces en que los temores e incertidumbres parecen apoderarse de su vida, y usted se pregunta si alguna vez volverá a sentirse normal.

Este programa le presentará técnicas que lo ayudarán a adaptarse a su vida después del cáncer. El objetivo es ayudarlo para que usted, sobreviviente de cáncer, puede mantenerse tan sano como sea posible dadas sus circunstancias personales.