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Managing Daily and Long-Term Stress

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Handbook of Cancer Survivorship

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Effective management of the consequences and sequelae of cancer diagnosis and treatment is becoming more important as the number of cancer survivors has become a top priority of health care.

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Carlson, L.E., Speca, M. (2007). Managing Daily and Long-Term Stress. In: Feuerstein, M. (eds) Handbook of Cancer Survivorship. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34562-8_19

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