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Epidemiology of Cancer Recurrence, Second Primary Cancer, and Comorbidity Among Cancer Survivors

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Several definitions of cancer survivor have been proposed [1]. This chapter uses the modified National Cancer Institute (NCI) definition of cancer survivor as any one who has a history of cancer diagnosis and has completed the primary treatment. The long-term cancer survivors refer to those who have survived for 5 or more years.

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Yu, X. (2011). Epidemiology of Cancer Recurrence, Second Primary Cancer, and Comorbidity Among Cancer Survivors. In: Feuerstein, M., Ganz, P. (eds) Health Services for Cancer Survivors. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1348-7_14

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