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Y ou beat cancer. Now what? For the 14 million cancer survivors in the US, this is no small question. Once you’ve given that sigh of relief for having survived a possibly life-threatening illness, you’re immediately confronted with a new set of concerns:... More

Y ou beat cancer. Now what? For the 14 million cancer survivors in the US, this is no small question. Once you’ve given that sigh of relief for having survived a possibly life-threatening illness, you’re immediately confronted with a new set of concerns: How should you protect yourself against the dangerous aftereffects of cancer treatments? What about nagging emotional issues, including depression? And what can be done to keep cancer from coming back? latest develoPment: Cancer survivors have traditionally lacked coordinated follow-up care by their physicians after completing their treatments. But there’s now a new option for getting specialized aftercare. Hospitals and cancer centers across the US are offering survivorship-care programs that give patients state-of-the-art methods Sheetal kircher, mD, Northwestern University get that eye exam. You may know that a good eye exam can reveal more than just your eye health. But did you know that it can detect signs of multiple sclerosis, d Less