Thyroid Cancer Survivorship Resources

• Cancer Care—Coping with Cancer:  Tools to Help You Live
• National Cancer Institute - Facing Forward:  Life After Cancer Treatment
• Cancer.Net
• ThyCa:  Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association

Possible Physical Side Effects of Treatment

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.

• Resolving the Frustration of Fatigue
• Cancer related fatigue and anemia

Nutrition - healthy eating and physical activity after treatment are important as you recover from treatment and begin your life beyond breast cancer.

• Nutrition and physical activity during and after cancer treatment

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.

• Chemo Brain
• Unable to Concentrate? Forgetful? It May Be 'Chemo Brain'
• Cognitive Problems
• Lance Armstrong:  Physical Effects Cognitive Changes