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This section is for anyone who has been treated for primary breast cancer. It discusses some of the emotional issues that may arise in the early weeks and months, and gives practical information about keeping healthy in the future.
You can find out about practicalities such as benefits, finance and work-related issues. You can also read about how to look after yourself with useful information on diet, exercise, body image, intimacy and sexuality.
There is information for younger women about fertility issues, talking with children about cancer, and how dealing with a cancer diagnosis maybe different for younger women. We also have a section for men affected by breast cancer, with breast cancer information presented from the male perspective.
If you have been diagnosed with secondary breast cancer (breast cancer that has spread to another part of the body) you may want to visit our living with secondary breast cancer section.
When your treatment finishes, you will have regular follow-up appointments to check how you are recovering both physically and emotionally. However, these appointments will be less frequent than you may have been used to before.
You should be given a name and contact number to ring (usually your breast care nurse) in case you have concerns or symptoms, which could mean you need to be seen sooner. You can also contact your local GP. You can read more about this in our booklet, Your follow-up after breast cancer: what's next.
Breast Cancer Voice, Carolyn Hall talks about being diagnosed with breast cancer at a time when her mother was very ill.