8.Manage symptoms. Don't suffer unnecessarily. Talk to your doctor if you have fatigue or lack of stamina that does not improve with time, chemobrain that makes it hard to work or remember what you need to do, or other aches, pains and symptoms that make it hard to enjoy your life. Make an appointment to focus solely on the symptoms that reduce your quality of life.

9nnect with other survivors. Your family and friends are great support pillars. However, many women find it immensely valuable to talk or exercise with women who have experienced what they have and truly understand what it's like to be a survivor.

10.Make use of resources. There are lots of options in the community and online for cancer survivors and especially breast cancer survivors. Some options are Gilda's Club, Cancer Lifeline and Team Survivor Northwest. Online, visit CancerCare, LIVESTRONG and ww5.komen. Or, to make an appointment to see us at the Hutchinson Center's Survivorship Program, call 206-288-1046 or visit www.fhcrc/patient/support/survivorship

COMPLETE BREAST CANCER TIP SHEET SCHEDULE Oct. 1 - "10 Tips for Breast Cancer Prevention" by Anne McTiernan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Hutchinson Center's Prevention Center, a member of the Public Health Sciences Division, and author of "Breast Fitness" (St. Martin's Press).Oct. 8 - "10 Tips for Breast Cancer Screening and Early Detection" by Constance Lehman, M.D., Ph.D., director of Breast Imaging and medical director of Radiology at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.Oct. 15 - "10 Tips for Breast Cancer Patients During Treatment" by Julie Gralow, M.D., director of Breast Medical Oncology at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and co-author of "Breast Fitness" (St. Martin's Press).Oct. 22 - "10 Tips for Breast Cancer Survivors" by Karen Syrjala, Ph.D., director of Biobehavioral Sciences and co-director of the Survivorship Program at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Source: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center