Finishing Treatment

“People assume that having cancer is just like having the flu and that I should just fit back into my previous life with ease.”

We hope the information included here will answer some of the questions you have and will help you to relax and enjoy your great achievement of completing treatment. We have included some practical points about what happens at the end of treatment as well as mentioning how you might be feeling at this time.

Personal development

Teenage Cancer Trust has launched a new project which aims to support patients once they have finished treatment and are looking to return to school/work.

We're looking for former cancer patients (and their siblings) who were diagnosed as children, teenagers or young adults, to attend a weekend away in a relaxed, fun, and safe environment.

To attend you will need to be:

18 or above
You will have just finished treatment or be two, three or even ten years down the line of recovery

The purpose of the weekend is:

To offer you the opportunity for individual development and personal challenge
To explore and evaluate the need for a Teenage and Young Adult ‘cancer voice’ in the UK.

Many young people have shown an interest in becoming more involved in the provision of services and support for teenagers and young people living with cancer and this weekend will give you the space to discuss your ideas, raise issues around your group needs and consider how you both individually and collectively can become more involved.

If you are interested in participating in the next weekend please email: mary.k@teenagecancertrust.org or call 020 7612 0726.

One year on

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End of Treatment...what happens next?

Finishing treatment for cancer - this booklet is aimed at 10-16 year olds although it may be of interest to other young people.

Authors: Katherine Green, Moira Bradwell and Annie Griffiths on behalf of the CCLG Publications Committee

Designed and Published July 2007 by the CCLG. Reprinted May 2009 We are grateful to all those who contributed to this booklet. All quotations have been supplied by 10-16 year olds. © CCLG 2007

CCLG-EndofTreatment_Teens.pdf (4.62 mb)