Life Off Treatment

You have completed treatment; now what? Learn more about the challenges you may encounter, such as anxiety about follow-up scans or managing permanent side effects, as you navigate life off treatment.

2 Articles

Psychiatrist Dr. William Breitbart
Taking Care of Your Mental Health
October 14, 2021 • 5 Min

Mental Health and Pancreatic Cancer

Dr. William Breitbart provides tips for your mental health during pancreatic cancer treatment, and an explanation of who can provide help.

Social worker Lauren Shaffer
Life Off Treatment
March 28, 2018 • 5 Min

Scanxiety—A Nearly Universal Experience Among Cancer Patients

Social worker Lauren Shaffer provides tips and insights into managing scanxiety, the worry that accompanies follow-up scans and tests for cancer patients.