This section provides only a brief summary of how welfare benefits will be affected by undertaking employment or studying. For more detailed advice people should contact a welfare benefits adviser.

The possibility of having a future is both exciting and anxiety provoking. There are many options available to people who find that treatments have either directly or indirectly improved their quality of life, and extended their life expectancy. Each individual needs to make their own informed choice based on what they want to do and what their state of health is. There are risks involved, but the potential benefits gained from opting for any of these choices are many. No one should feel coerced into any particular course of action. All of the options discussed above can be seen as goals in themselves, as each can contribute to increased quality of life. Going back to work is one of these options and one that an increasing number of people are undertaking.