Fear of relapse

An official website for Swedish healthcare. Here you can find information about healthcare and illnesses, and log in to view your medical records or contact healthcare services digitally.

People who are close to you, such as family, friends, or a partner.

A government agency that helps you, as a job seeker, find work.

A healthcare profession that helps you with practical solutions, home adaptations, and assistive devices to manage everyday life.

An overview of the treatments you will receive, when they will take place, and for how long.

Unwanted effects or symptoms that can occur from cancer treatment. These can be temporary or more long-lasting.

A term that describes life after cancer treatment. It refers to the physical and psychological consequences of the disease that often hit when treatment is over and you are expected to return to "normal", but do not feel like before.

Read more: The Cancer Aftermath

Support and interventions aimed at helping you recover and feel as well as possible, both physically and mentally, after a cancer diagnosis. This can include physical exercise, psychological support, or help returning to studies/work.

Medicines used to kill cancer cells or slow their growth.

The agency that handles student loans and grants for those who are studying. They can help you with what applies if you become ill during your studies.

A healthcare profession that provides advice and support on food and nutrition during your treatment and rehabilitation.

Deep thoughts about the meaning of life, death, freedom and responsibility, which often arise during difficult life events.

The ability to have biological children. Some cancer treatments can affect fertility, and it is important to receive information about this and any options for preserving it (e.g. by freezing eggs or sperm).

Read more: Fertility

When the body or its functions are impaired. This can sometimes occur temporarily or permanently as a result of cancer or treatment.

A healthcare profession that provides advice and support on physical activity, balance, pain and breathing difficulties, and can create exercise programs.

A service offered by some employers to support employees with health and working conditions, even during illness.

A government agency that handles various types of benefits, such as sickness benefits, if you are unable to work or study due to illness.

A collective term for gay and lesbian people, bisexual people, transgender people, queer people, intersex people, asexual people, and the plus represents other identities and sexual orientations.

Read more: HBTQIA+

Products or services that make everyday life easier for you with a disability, such as a wheelchair or home modifications.

A common side effect after cancer treatment involving extreme mental fatigue, difficulty concentrating, memory issues, and difficulty processing sensory input.

Habits that can support you physically and mentally, such as exercising, eating well, getting enough sleep, and avoiding harmful substances like smoking and drugs.

An association or foundation that works towards a specific purpose without profit being its main objective, such as Ung Cancer.

Infertility means that you have difficulty becoming pregnant or getting someone else pregnant. Sterility means that you cannot have biological children at all.

An agency that ensures healthcare complies with laws and regulations. You can contact them if you are dissatisfied with healthcare.

Your medical history as recorded by healthcare professionals. Here you can see notes from visits and test results. You can read it by logging in at 1177.se.

Surgery specialist.

A treatment method in which tumors or parts of them are surgically removed.

Research in which new treatments or medicines are tested on patients to see how they work.

Treatments or products that do not have sufficient scientific evidence to affect cancer and are not prescribed by your doctor.

Your main point of contact in healthcare, who provides you with information, advice, and support regarding your diagnosis and treatment.

A medication often used in cancer treatment.

Means that the cancer cannot be cured, but can be slowed with treatment. You can live a long time with chronic cancer, and care then focuses on relieving symptoms and improving quality of life.

Read more: If cancer cannot be cured

Professionals who can provide psychological support, conversation, and guidance during difficult life situations such as cancer.

Reviewing information to assess whether it is reliable, for example by checking who is saying it, the purpose, and when the information was published.

Read more: Where can I find information?

Hormones that affect libido and reproduction. Levels can be affected by cancer treatment, which can reduce libido.

Swelling that can occur after cancer treatment, often because lymph nodes have been removed or damaged.

The doctor is ultimately responsible for investigating, diagnosing, and treating your illness. You may meet different types of doctors with different specialties.

Treatment in which the whole body is treated with medicines, for example through intravenous infusions, injections or tablets.

Inflammation of the mouth's mucous membranes, a painful side effect of certain cancer treatments.

A meeting where different healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, etc.) discuss your case to determine the best treatment plan.

Specialist in putting you to sleep and monitoring you during surgery.

Specialist in tumors and cancer treatment.

Care that focuses on relieving symptoms and providing support to someone living with an incurable illness. The aim is to make the time that remains as meaningful and good as possible. It is not only provided at the end of life but can continue for a long time.

Read more: If cancer is incurable

An independent body in your region that can help you if you are dissatisfied with healthcare or wish to make a complaint.

Organizations that work to support patients with a particular illness or diagnosis, such as Ung Cancer.

Support that addresses both mental (feelings, thoughts) and social (relationships, community) health.

Specialist in interpreting X-rays.

Treatment that uses high-energy beams to damage and kill cancer cells.

A person who provides advice and support regarding your rehabilitation and helps you coordinate your contacts with various support services.

Retreats or courses aimed at helping you recover and get back to a functional life after cancer treatment.

A surgical procedure aimed at restoring a body part (e.g., a breast) after an operation, or reshaping it to feel more like it did before.

When the cancer has shrunk or completely disappeared after treatment. This can be for a shorter time or over a longer period.

What you are entitled to as a patient and citizen, for example regarding care, support and compensation.

Read more: Healthcare and your rights

An opportunity to get a new assessment of your diagnosis or treatment plan from another doctor or specialist.

Problems that arise a long time after cancer treatment has ended, sometimes months or even years later.

Read more: Late complications

A healthcare profession that can provide counseling and advice on sex and relationships, as well as support sexual rehabilitation.

A person's sexual desire, identity and behavior. Cancer and treatment can affect sexuality, and support is available to help manage these changes.

Read more: Sexuality

A medical certificate from a doctor confirming your illness and need for leave from work or studies.

When you are ill and cannot work or study, and receive sickness benefits from Försäkringskassan instead of salary/student grant.

When you need to stay one or more nights in the hospital for care or treatment.

Temporarily pausing your studies.

Measures and medications aimed at reducing or eliminating unpleasant symptoms caused by the disease or its treatment.

Healthcare professionals who provide practical care, for example helping you wash when you are admitted.

The entity providing healthcare, for example, a hospital or a primary care clinic.

A document summarizing your diagnosis, planned treatments, follow-up, and who your contact nurse is.

A very common feeling after completing cancer treatment, where you are afraid that the cancer will come back. It is a normal reaction to having gone through something so serious.

Read more: Fear of recurrence

Care where you visit the hospital or health center during the day and do not need to stay overnight, for example for radiation treatment or chemotherapy.