Cured II - LENT Cancer Survivorship Research and Education : Late Effects on Normal Tissues
Publication year: 2008
ISBN: 978-3-540-76271-3
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Multimodal treatment lies at the heart of the improvement in cancer cure rates. However, the more aggressive the treatment delivery in terms of dose, time and volume for radiation and chemotherapy, the more adverse effects in normal tissues can be anticipated. Against this background, a major paradigm shift has taken place in that there is a new focus on cancer survivorship. Put another way, there has been a realization that prolongation of life must be accompanied by maintenance of the quality of life: the life worth saving must be worth living.
Subject: Physics and Astronomy, Tumor, bone, brain, cancer, cancer treatment, cell, clinical trial, genomics, lymphoma, prevention, radiation, screening, stem cell, Radiaton Oncology, Imaging, Radiology, Radiotherapy, Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
