Candice Weber
In 1995 at the age of 4 I knew I wanted to be an actress. I would sing and dance through the hallways of our house in Witbank and I
Welcome to CHOC’s Survivor’s Corner.
We’ll regularly update this page with new info, facts and stories.
For Cancer Survivors: What are the most common late effects?
The risk of developing any one particular late effect is influenced by many factors. These factors include:
- The type of cancer and where in the body it was located
- The type and amount of treatment
- The area that was treated
- The child’s age while undergoing treatment
- Genetic factors or health problems that the child had before the cancer diagnosis
- Late effects may affect bones, organs or tissues (physical effects); feelings, mood or actions (psychosocial effects); or thinking, memory and learning (cognitive effects).
Some of the more commonly identified late effects interfere with normal function of the heart, lungs, fertility, thyroid, and brain, as well as the development of second cancers.
Nutritional Support:
A healthy, balanced diet is as important in survivorship as it was during active treatment for cancer.
During cancer treatment, you may have had problems eating because of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation, mouth sores or changes in how food tasted.
Other symptoms may have included:
- Poor appetite
- Dry mouth
- Change in taste or smell
- Trouble swallowing
Most of these side effects will stop once treatment ends. However, cancer treatment may have some lasting side effects that may interfere with eating.
I Survived
Read some inspiring stories from other survivors.
Zanele
To Zanele, hope means smiling even in the worst, worst pain. Let me take you on my cancer journey Pains and swelling In 1998 I was diagnosed with Germ Tumor Cell a form
Zhakier Adams
Zhakier Adams I Survived! My name is Zhakier Adams. I am 21 years old, and a childhood cancer survivor from Manenberg, Cape Town. I was diagnosed with leukaemia at the