Dante said, “Go your own way, let others say so!” However, for cancer patients: “There are some roads in life that really cannot be walked by yourself alone.” With the continuous development of cancer treatment methods such as surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the improvement of patients’ survival rate and the extension of survival time make cancer no longer mean the terminator of life. However, the bigger test for cancer patients is how to survive with the disease for a long time and how to return to family and society, maintain normal physiological function status and good quality of life after entering the recovery period? Today, I will lead you to know some common conditions and corresponding countermeasures during the cancer recovery period. I. Common conditions of cancer patients in recovery 1. The earliest psychological state: losing the sense of dependence When you are just discharged from the hospital and return home, your emotion is very easy to fluctuate at this time. Because during the treatment period, you will get a sense of security from the medical act and feel that the active treatment by doctors brings hope to you and the warm care by nurses brings hope to you. And when the treatment is over, you lose the medical staff who gave you confidence and strength, and often worry about what to do next in life? Can’t help but be bewildered and at a loss. 2. The most common psychological state: the sense of shame Stoma patients are worried that they will be disliked for having bad odor; head and neck cancer patients will have big changes in their appearance after surgery and are afraid to see others; breast cancer patients will easily fall into low self-esteem after breast removal and feel that they are not “complete”. This kind of shame will make you sensitive and vulnerable, and if not guided, you may isolate yourself and fall into depression. 3.The most tangled psychological state: anxiety before review Before going back to hospital for regular review, most patients are prone to anxiety. On the one hand, they expect to get a happy result after the checkup and live a peaceful life for a while, on the other hand, they are very worried about the recurrence of tumor and don’t know how to face it, so they fall into deep anxiety. 4. The most unavoidable psychological state: the change of social role 2. Here we give several tips. 1. We may try to write down our worries through diary. This method may seem traditional, but from a psychological point of view, it can calm people down, focus on the present moment and reduce unnecessary worries about the future. 2. The most important thing is to communicate more with family members and friends around us. Keeping bad emotions inside will not only lead to psychological problems, but will also be reflected in the body in the long run, which is very unfavorable to cancer recovery. For family members, the greatest support they can give to patients is companionship. This kind of spiritual and emotional companionship is crucial in the whole process of diagnosis, treatment and recovery. 3. Find the support of life: We cannot stay away from society and flee from the workplace just because we have cancer, we still have to play our light and heat with limited resources. A doctor at Stanford Hospital had lung cancer. After treatment, he insisted on writing and recording his journey, and returned to the clinical line after his body started to improve. Every morning at 5:30 a.m., when he rings the alarm and his stiff body awakens while his wife is still sound asleep beside him, he will once again say to himself, “I don’t know how long I can go forward, but I will still go forward.” Dressed in his scrubs, still walking to the operating room. He returned to work not because of financial constraints, but because work was the only thing that could make him forget his illness and make him feel that he was still a useful person who could find the value of survival. 3.4 suggestions to improve physical condition effectively Finally, what should cancer patients do themselves to improve their physical condition? 1. Weight control: As we all know, obesity is a high risk factor for many diseases, including various cardiovascular diseases and certain cancers. Therefore, it is especially important for cancer patients to control their weight. 2. Maintain moderate exercise: For patients in recovery, they should try to maintain moderate physical activity, and it is recommended to walk briskly for 20 to 30 minutes every day. Research proves that proper exercise can effectively reduce tumor recurrence and prolong survival time (tidbit: the latest research results of Cell, an international authoritative journal, showed that exercise can effectively stop cancer from occurring not long ago). However, the exercise should be measured, if you overexert yourself, you will lose more than you gain. 3. Quit smoking and limit alcohol: Smoking and drinking are the “culprits” and risk factors of various cancers. Therefore, in order to reduce the recurrence of cancer, you should try not to smoke and drink, and stay away from these pathogenic factors. 4. Healthy diet: Many patients will seek various panaceas and blindly take supplements after getting sick. In fact, it is better to change those unhealthy eating habits before getting sick, eat more fresh and good quality food, consume more vegetables and fruits, eat proper coarse grains, eat less red meat, high sugar and high fat food, and keep the proper ratio of all nutritional elements, so as to help regulate the body and restore health.