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翱耻谤听team聽has decades of experience working with teens and young adults as they are treated for cancer and as they transition to long-term survivorship care. We offer comprehensive survivorship visits for childhood and AYA cancer survivors, including survivorship plans, physical and psychosocial assessments, referrals as appropriate, and discussion of all the above AYA issues.

Here are some of the tips those patients have found most helpful.

Helpful tips during and after cancer treatment

Be your biggest advocate.聽It鈥檚 easy to feel like treatment is happening 鈥渢o鈥� you, but you should be an active participant in your care. This can take many forms, including:

• Asking as many questions as you need until you understand exactly what will happen during a given procedure or treatment.
• Understanding how the potential side effects of treatment will impact your daily life, sharing your concerns about side effects, and working with your care team to address them.
• Gaining full understanding of the insurance and billing process.
• Requesting accommodations at work or school.
• Knowing whom to contact if you have questions or concerns.

Bring a buddy.聽Appointments can be stressful, and there are often many details to remember. Having another person there to help catch everything鈥攁nd take notes鈥攊s often helpful. Your buddy can also help support you emotionally.

Be prepared.聽Managing cancer treatment on top of everything else in your life can be extremely complicated. Figuring out the best system to help you stay organized鈥攚hether it鈥檚 a binder for paperwork or an app鈥攃an give you the confidence of having the answers at your fingertips. Many people with cancer also find it helpful to write down questions when you think of them and save them for your next appointment.

Ask for help.聽Cancer treatment will likely be one of the hardest things you have to go through in your life. Remember, you don鈥檛 know what you don鈥檛 know. Please don鈥檛 be afraid to ask for help, whether it鈥檚 from family or friends, or your care team. We are here to help, and no matter what you need, we鈥檝e likely helped someone else get through the same issue before.

Post-treatment life

Getting through treatment is a massive accomplishment. Even when your treatment is behind you, you鈥檒l have different health care needs for the rest of your life. Working with an experienced team means we can help you stay healthy for decades to come and provide resources to help with everything from school and work to mental and sexual health.

Many of the tips above may continue to be useful as you navigate the transition to post-treatment life. We are also here to help鈥攊f you are not yet a patient, please call聽(650) 498-9404聽to schedule an appointment and learn more about聽our AYA services.