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Health burden in cancer survivors: below the tip of the iceberg

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In recent decades, cancer survival has improved dramatically, resulting in a growing population of cancer survivors with chronic health needs and disease risks. While large epidemiological studies are useful in tracking broad trends in health outcomes of cancer survivors, they lack the level of detail needed to inform the delivery of appropriate clinical care and optimal allocation of resources.

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Fig. 1: Age distribution for four common cancers in the USA, noting large number of older survivors.

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SEER Medicare Database: https://healthcaredelivery.cancer.gov/seermedicare/

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Brauer, E.R., Ganz, P.A. Health burden in cancer survivors: below the tip of the iceberg. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 16, 467–468 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41571-019-0226-0

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