[Hopeful]

Hi Darlene,

In 2008, I attended a one-day seminar for cancer survivors of all kinds of cancer at the hospital where I received my radiation treatment. One of the sessions I attended was on exactly this topic, fear of recurrence, and was run by two oncology nurses. They presented information from some studies that were done, as well as their own experience. They said that the fear of recurrence reduces dramatically once the survivor has achieved 24 months of survival post-diagnosis. Apparently, this is the point where the brain stops pushing this to the forefront all the time. They said the stats were backed up by their own clinical experience with patients. So, there is even more evidence than the experiences of the community here to reassure you.

Best of luck to you,

Hopeful