New York Times editor Dana Jennings has been documenting his struggles with cancer and cancer treatment in the NYT Health section. Today he discusses perhaps one of the toughest questions after treatment ends: What's next? Rigorous treatment builds a routine for cancer patients, make them feel as if they are doing something to face the cancer. Cancer treatment also introduces the patient to a community of other patients also receiving treatment. But after active treatment ends, the patient may not be done with cancer, but loses the comfort of a routine and knowing what to do about it.
It is a compelling reminder that facing cancer does not end in the treatment room.
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