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Living After Treatment



NUTRITION

  • Eat nutritious and balanced diet
  • Decrease amount of fat and choose low-fat milk
  • Eat more higher fibre food such as vegetables & fruits
  • Spicy sauces should be avoided
  • Drink alcohol with limited quantity
  • Avoid smoking


PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES 

  • Do light exercise regularly.Walking is the best exercise.
  • Work with normal schedule
  • Avoid sexual activities after treatment. But you have to return to these activities after recovery. Please talk to your doctor about the right time

FOLLOW UP 

  • Upon completion of treatment, there is still the risk that the cancer may recur. Therefore, your doctor will give you a follow-up appointment. This is to identify cancer at an early stage if it is repeated so that treatment can be given to cure you. It also seeks to monitor side effects of treatment to make sure you have recovered. Make sure you attend this appointment to ensure your cancer cured properly.
  • Doctor may run follow up test:
    1. Imaging procedure (producing picture of areas inside the body)
    2. Endoscopy (use of thin, lighted tube to examine organ inside the body)
    3. Blood test

 

 

Updated:: 14/03/2019 []

MEDIA SHARING

CLINICAL AND CANCER RESOURCE EDUCATION UNIT (CCARE)
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang
Selangor Darul Ehsan
03-9769 9754
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