Breast Cancer 101
A Guide to Breast Cancer by Susan G. Komen
CHAPTER 17
Survivorship
CHAPTER 17
Survivorship
Chapter Overview
Survivorship discusses the unique issues faced by those with breast cancer. There are more than 4 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. today who face a variety of physical and emotional challenges in their daily life.
The following topics are discussed in this section:
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Emotional Changes
- Definition of survivor
- Stress of regular medical follow-up
- Difficulty in intimate relationships
- Depression and anxiety
- Social support
- Fertility / pregnancy
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Physical Changes
- Scars
- Lymphedema
- Premature menopause
- Cognitive disorders
- Heart disease and leukemia
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Breast Cancer Recurrence
- Fear of recurrence
- Dealing with recurrence
- Reducing the risk of recurrence
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Local Breast Cancer Recurrence
- What is local recurrence?
- Locations for local recurrence
- Treatment for local recurrence
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Distant Breast Cancer Recurrence
- Metastatic cancer
- Symptoms of metastasis
- Testing for metastasis
- Locations for metastasis