Monitoring + Surveillance of Cancer

You may experience times when your tumour has been treated, or is considered under control, or your cancer is in remission, but your health care team will still be monitoring and conducting regular tests to detect if anything changes. This section includes mental health resources for managing Scanxiety (the anxiety associated with scans), coping with fear of cancer recurrence, fatigue, sleep problems, grief, stress management and more. It also includes practical resources like accommodation services to support hospital visits for treatment and tests.

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MediStays (Australian Accomodation Service to Support Hospital Visits or Disability-Related Stays)

MediStays (Australian Accomodation Service to Support Hospital Visits or Disability-Related Stays)
MediStays is a nationwide service connecting Australians and their families with accommodation options to support a hospital visit or disability-related stay. Whether you’re a patient on your way to hospital, a friend or family member paying a visit, a person with a disability looking for accommodation as part of your NDIS plan, or a health worker…
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Optimal Care Pathways (including ones specific for people with high-grade glioma)

Optimal Care Pathways (including ones specific for people with high-grade glioma)
These resources are developed for use by health care professionals. The Optimal Care Pathways are a framework for the delivery of consistent, safe, high-quality, and evidence-based care for people with cancer. The Optimal Care Pathways have Australia-wide acceptance and government support, and are being implemented nationally. Optimal Care Pathways…
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Coping With Fear of Recurrence (Cancer.Net)

Coping With Fear of Recurrence (Cancer.Net)
After treatment ends, one of the most common fears people have is that the cancer will come back. If this does happen, it is called cancer recurrence. Having a fear of recurrence is very normal. This Cancer.Net website provides tips and resources that may help control this fear and reduce its effect on your daily life. While the website is American…
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Treatment of Adult Central Nervous System Tumours, including Brain Tumours (For Healthcare Professionals, National Cancer Institute, USA)

Treatment of Adult Central Nervous System Tumours, including Brain Tumours (For Healthcare Professionals, National Cancer Institute, USA)
The National Cancer Institute is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States of America. They have a guide designed for Healthcare Professionals that includes information different types of brain tumours, a description of the types of common treatments for brain tumours (including surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy…
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Fear of Recurrence (Cancer Mind Care website)

Fear of Recurrence (Cancer Mind Care website)
Cancer Mind Care is an Australian website. This section focuses on the fear of cancer recurrence, and what you can do if these concerns are impacting your daily life and causing a lot of distress or anxiety.
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Scanxiety (Cancer Mind Care website)

Scanxiety (Cancer Mind Care website)
Scanxiety is the nervousness and dread that you may experience before, during and while waiting for scan results. Cancer Mind Care is an Australian website that provides tailored mental health support for people with cancer, their carers, clinicians and First Nations peoples. This section provides tips on managing scanxiety.
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Cancer Mind Care website

Cancer Mind Care website
Cancer Mind Care is a self-help online platform launched in 2021. It provides Australia’s first ‘one-stop-shop’ for tailored mental health support for people with cancer, their carers, clinicians and for First Nations peoples. It includes resources on scanxiety, fatigue, fear of recurrence, sleep problems, grief, stress management and more.
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We're working on adding more meaningful content

We’re working hard on adding more topics with meaningful information to this life stage, so there might not be as much content as you’d hope to find. If you’d like to see more of the content you’ve searched, please write to us at BT-online@unimelb.edu.au.

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