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This article introduces 27 chapters about treatment of the increasing number of individuals who have completed their cancer treatment and are considered long-term survivors. The number of cancer survivors in the United States is now estimated to be nearly 13 million (approximately 4 % of the population), and the number is continually growing. The chapters discuss survivorship of numerous types of cancer as well as lifestyle, legal, and communication issues.
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Rodriguez, M.A. (2015). Introduction. In: Foxhall, L., Rodriguez, M. (eds) Advances in Cancer Survivorship Management. MD Anderson Cancer Care Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0986-5_1
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