{"id":1507,"date":"2015-01-09T03:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T08:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=1507"},"modified":"2015-01-06T17:25:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T22:25:00","slug":"tips-for-moving-beyond-cancer-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/09\/tips-for-moving-beyond-cancer-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Moving Beyond Cancer Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_703\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-703\" style=\"width: 187px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-703\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MP9004425081-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"Moving Beyond Cancer\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MP9004425081-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MP9004425081.jpg 547w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moving Beyond Cancer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Change is difficult. Even change for the better can be unsettling and spark feelings of anxiety. But we must change to our adapting situations or we will lose control of our lives and our future. It is important to understand that as you begin moving beyond cancer treatment. This is why <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Issels\u00ae Integrative Immuno-Oncology<\/a> uses individualized immunotherapy treatment protocols. How you respond to treatment and transition to a new normal depends largely on your diagnosis and predisposition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/publications\/patient-education\/someone-you-love-completed-cancer-treatment\" target=\"_blank\">National Cancer Institute<\/a> has a very helpful 36 page booklet to help anyone adjust to the <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/24\/new-research-tackles-chemotherapy-side-effects\/\" target=\"_blank\">effects of cancer treatment<\/a> and the changes in lifestyle. It also has some very helpful information for caregivers who will need to prepare themselves for how their level of involvement will change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Those TV shows that always solve the mystery by the episode conclusion and wrap up all loose ends are written that way for a reason. People want things to have a predictable and logical outcome. But as <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/29\/the-tough-questions-can-i-live-with-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\">cancer survivor<\/a>, you will not be able to resume your previous level of activity right away. Do not try to make up for lost time or take on too much. Keep the following tips in mind:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Be open and honest about your feelings and capabilities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Be realistic with the goals your set for yourself<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Talk to your doctor about feelings of anxiety or depression<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Schedule time for yourself to appreciate the life you have<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Find ways that friends and family can help you and let them know they are appreciated<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Contact <a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\/questionnaire\/questionnaire.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Issels\u00ae<\/a> for more information on your treatment options and how we help patients get the most out of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Change is difficult. Even change for the better can be unsettling and spark feelings of anxiety. But we must change to our adapting situations or we will lose control of our lives and our future. It is important to understand that as you begin moving beyond cancer treatment. This is why Issels\u00ae Integrative Immuno-Oncology uses &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/09\/tips-for-moving-beyond-cancer-treatment\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tips for Moving Beyond Cancer Treatment<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[204],"tags":[243,236,244,246,271,276,7,6],"class_list":["post-1507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-living-with-cancer","tag-breast-cancer","tag-cancer-indicators","tag-chemotherapy","tag-diabetes","tag-explaining-cancer","tag-low-fat-diets-and-cancer","tag-mind-body-connection","tag-positive-attitutude"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1507"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1509,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1507\/revisions\/1509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}