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The life-altering burden of cancer has frame shifted from a narrow focus on the direct effects of anti-cancer therapy and overall survival to a spectrum of medical and nonmedical issues termed cancer survivorship. Survivorship still includes “traditional” consequences such as short- and long-term treatment side-effects and the development of second cancers. 1-3 In addition, cancer survivorship includes “newly” recognized psychological and psychosocial perturbations.4-7 For many patients, the latter issues are more challenging than the defined course of direct anti-cancer therapy. These “new” responsibilities represent a formidable management challenge for physicians and the health care community.
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Wolff, S.N. (2007). The Burden of Cancer Survivorship. In: Feuerstein, M. (eds) Handbook of Cancer Survivorship. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34562-8_2
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