Cancer survivorship care: don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 30, 2012, Pages 3764-3768

  Earle, Craig C ^a   Ganz, Patricia A ^b  

^a ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; WORKLOAD;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84869216585     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2012.41.7667     Document Type: Review

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