Fatigue - can be an issue for weeks or up to months after treatment. It is known that exercise at a moderate level, 4 to 5 times a week for up to an hour a day can improve and slowly decrease fatigue.
Sexual Intimacy
Nutrition - healthy eating and physical activity after treatment are important as you recover from treatment and begin your life beyond your gynecologic cancer.
Fertility Issues - for both women and men can occur due to surgical effects especially for those undergoing Rectal cancer.
Peripheral Neuropathy - numbness, tingling sensation or pain in the hands and feet which can take months to repair. Peripheral neuropathy involves fine and gross motor skills which can have an effect on writing, buttoning a shirt, gripping a cup and your sense of position.
Chemo Brain - over the past few years, a lesser-known side effect of cancer treatment-- the cognitive dysfunction commonly called "chemo-brain" has been recognized.
Osteoporosis - is a decrease in the amount of calcium in the bone, also known as a decrease in bone density and can lead to fractures.
Depression - many women with ovarian cancer report psychological distress; studies have found higher levels of anxiety and depression among women with ovarian cancer than among women who do not have cancer.