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    Staying healthy after cancer treatment can be challenging. Linda, a cancer survivor, gives advice on four different topics. You can choose different options to get answers to your questions about making healthy choices.

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    Talk to Someone: Alcohol

    Talk to Someone: Alcohol is an interactive conversation about how alcohol can affect your health after cancer treatment.

    Talk to Someone: Tobacco

    Talk to Someone: Tobacco explains how smoking affects the body and gives advice about quitting.

    Talk to Someone: Anxiety and Distress

    Talk to Someone: Anxiety and Distress talks about common stresses and concerns for people with cancer, and how to find support.

    Talk to Someone: Physical Activity and Nutrition

    Talk to Someone: Physical Activity and Nutrition gives tips for people with cancer to improve physical activity and healthy eating.

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    Boosting Cancer Recovery

    After completing cancer treatment, people need information about healthy habits for recovery. In Talk to Someone: Health Care Providers, Dr. Wei explains how Linda provides information approved by CDC’s medical experts to encourage healthy behaviors in an empathetic way. Linda builds a foundation of knowledge and motivation so the conversations you have with patients are more targeted and efficient.

    Last Reviewed: May 15, 2023
    Source: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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    Linda, a cancer survivor, gives advice on making healthy choices about alcohol, tobacco, anxiety and distress, and physical activity and nutrition.

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