# 20. What Happens After Cancer?

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Podcast: [Smarter Than Cancer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/smarter-than-cancer-7438264)
Published: 2026-06-25T04:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.roswellpark.org/smarterthancancer
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Duration seconds: 1220

## Resource

For patients, becoming cancer-free is the moment they've been hoping for since the day they were diagnosed. The scans are clear, the cancer is gone, and everyone expects life to return to normal. But for many survivors, that's just not how the story goes. In this episode, Hajar explores what it means to live beyond cancer. She looks at the physical and emotional challenges that can linger long after treatment, from anxiety about recurrence and lasting side effects to the complicated process of rebuilding a life after diagnosis. Along the way, she asks a question many survivors wrestle with: when cancer is gone, can life ever truly go back to the way it was before? Keep up with all things Smarter Than Cancer and let us know what you think of the show at https://www.roswellpark.org/smarterthancancer

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