Going Back to Your Family Doctor
Your cancer health care team knows all about cancer, cancer treatment and treatment side effects. They do not always know about how to manage you rother health care needs beyond cancer (e.g. diabetes, blood pressure, colds).
At any point during your cancer treatment you might need to see your family doctor for a health issue or concern.
When you are done your cancer treatment and cancer follow up, you will go back to your family doctor for regular follow-up visits.
Your cancer health care team will let you know when your last visit at the cancer centre is booked. If you are having any trouble with the idea of not seeing your cancer health care team tell someone - your family doctor, your social worker or your Oncology Nurse.
Adult Survivors of Pediatric Cancers
Cancer treatment given during your childhood may have a risk of long-term side effects.
Letting your doctor know about your health history and the treatment you got will help monitor for symptoms or side effects that might show up later in your life.
Make sure your family doctor is aware of:
- Type of cancer that you had
- When you had your cancer treatment
- The dose of the cancer treatment
- How long you had the treatment for
Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO)
AfterCare Clinics
If you had cancer as a child you might want to consider joining the POGO AfterCare Program in Ontario.
AfterCare clinics can help:
- Monitor for signs and symptoms of late side effects
- Teach you about what to look for as you age
- Help you identify side effects
For a list of clinics in Ontario visit the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario website (opens in new window).
Websites to help you make a 'Survivorship Care Plan'
Journey Forward Patient Tools (opens in new window)
American Society of Clinical Oncology Survivorship Care Plans (opens in new window)
Minnesota Cancer Alliance Cancer Survivor Care Plan (opens in new window)