What if the cancer returns?

In some cases, the cancer will come back (recur) and treatment will begin again. The person with cancer may or may not react in the same way they did the first time. Again, communication is the key. Many people are quite upset when they learn their cancer is back. They may feel they don't have the emotional or physical reserves to fight again. Others seem to accept a recurrence more easily. They may have expected it or are simply ready, for whatever reasons, to fight again. By equipping yourself with the knowledge of how best to talk to the person with cancer, you can be most helpful to them.