Support for People With Cancer: Coping With Advanced Cancer

Having advanced cancer can bring anxiety and uncertainty to your life. But some people with advanced cancer live far longer than expected. And remember, you are still in control of your choices and actions. Having an advanced disease can be a time of personal growth. It can even be a time of second chances. Many people say they started to see life in a new way after learning that their cancer had progressed despite treatment. They realized the
importance of making the most of each day.

This booklet stresses four main points:
-Learning more about ways you can help yourself may ease some of your concerns.
-Your treatment may change, but as always, you deserve to ask for and receive good
-medical attention from your health care team and support from your caregivers.
-It’s important to talk about your worries, frustrations, and problems, and get support from others. In fact, it may be one of the best things you can do for yourself.
-As your medical care changes, you still have many choices. You can choose the way you wish to live each day.