Cancer Survivorship : Today and Tomorrow
- Author
- Patricia A. Ganz
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Medical Science
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A diagnosis of cancer provokes myriad responses in patients, chief among them the question: "how long do I have to live?" Increasingly, the answer to that question is not one of months or years, but decades. While there are now nearly 10 million people in the United States who have recovered or are currently recovering from cancer (increased from three million in 1971), the unique challenges encountered by survivors are often met with uncertainity by even the most seasoned physicians, nurses, and clinical social workers because of a lack of formal guidelines for post-treatment care and follow-up.
Keywords: Medicine / breast cancer / Cancer treatment /chemotherapy / Lymphoma / Prevention / Prostate cancer / Rehabilitation / Screening / Social work / Surgery
