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Quality of Life

Long-term side effects of cancer and its treatments can impact you in many ways. This video discusses actions you can take to improve your quality of life. Transcription: [00:00:06] Dr. Susan Love: Hello, I'm Dr. Susan Love, the Chief Visionary Officer of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation. Our mission is a future without breast cancer, and we do that through innovative research into the cause and prevention of the disease. Impatient science is a series of videos that we've made to help explain to you the options for treatment and guide you along the way. [00:00:27] Narrator: For women with early-stage breast cancer, the last day of cancer treatment can feel like a tremendous accomplishment. You may assume you can simply pick up your life where you left of, unfortunately, it is rarely that easy. [00:00:41] Dr. Susan: You can't really turn back the hands of time, but what you can do is to access where you are now and find your new normal. [00:00:49] Narrator: Cancer and it's treatment can bring with it financial difficulties, pain, fatigue, memory problems, and body image concerns. [00:00:57] Dr. Susan: Don't think you need to accept this. This is not been vain, it's taking action to approve your quality of life. [00:01:05] Narrator: For pain, your treatment options aren't limited to aspirin, ask for a referral to a physical therapist or a pain specialist. Gentle exercise and swimming can also help you increase your strength and flexibility, which has been shown to help decrease muscle pain and soreness. Cancer treatment can cause fatigue. If you're always tired, talk to your doctor about being tested for anemia, this can be treated. [00:01:29] Dr. Susan: Intimacy after cancer isn't always easy, you may feel unattractive or uncomfortable about how your body looks. Some medications can decrease your libido, so changing one of them may help. Or you can talk to a doctor, counselor or a sex therapist. If the first person you see doesn't help, don't give up, find someone else who's willing to listen. [00:01:51] Narrator: The financial cost of treatment can also be a source of distress. Talk to your doctors, your hospital or a social worker, you may find that they're able to reduce the amount you owe, or set up a payment plan. [00:02:03] Dr. Susan: The important thing is to acknowledge your collateral damage. Fix what you can, and learn how to live with the rest. [00:02:10] Narrator: You still have many years to go, and your job is to make them as good and fruitful as they can be. [00:02:19] Dr. Susan: At the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, we'd like to end breast cancer, but until we do, we want to make sure you understand what your choices are. If you want to support us, go to drsusanloveresearch.org, or you can join one of our programs and help us get to the end of breast cancer.