Overcoming cancer is often imagined as the end of a battle. The symbolic bell, the hospital discharge, the word "remission," and the relief of being alive seem to herald a return to normalcy. However, for many survivors, life after the illness is never the same. Sometimes silent, sometimes persistent, the fear of cancer returning accompanies many survivors even years after treatment.
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Overcoming cancer is often imagined as the end of a battle. The symbolic bell, the hospital discharge, the word "remission," and the relief of being alive seem to herald a return to normalcy. However, for many survivors, life after the illness is never the same. Sometimes silent, sometimes persistent, the fear of cancer returning accompanies many survivors even years after treatment.