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Prevalence data on psychosocial morbidity indicate that from 30% to 50% of cancer patients may experience distress significant enough to warrant professional intervention at some time during survivorship.1,2 These patients may require professional attention to manage the debilitating effects of diagnosis, treatment, and morbidity that can wax and wane over time depending upon a host of other variables. It is in this group that some form of psychosocial rehabilitation may be useful.3,4
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McQuellon, R.P., Danhauer, S.C. (2007). Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Cancer Care. In: Ganz, P.A. (eds) Cancer Survivorship. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68265-5_18
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