Long term & late effects

I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma stage 4B in January 1973 when I was 23. Forty five years is a long time – I’m 68 now, so it’s more than half a lifetime for me.

When late effects turn up months, even years after your treatment for cancer is over it can be a frightening time. Where do you go for help? How do you know it's a 'late effect'? And what even are they?

The late effects of cancer are not only painful and debilitating in their own right, but also act as constant reminders of all we’ve endured.