Defining cancer survivors, their needs, and perspectives on survivorship health care in the USA

The Lancet Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2017, Pages e11-e18

  Mayer, Deborah K ^a   Nasso, Shelly Fuld ^c   Earp, Jo Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; ONCOLOGIST; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICAL WELL-BEING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SPIRITUAL CARE; SUPPORT GROUP; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; STANDARDS; SURVIVOR;

HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 85007452325     PISSN: 14702045     EISSN: 14745488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(16)30573-3     Document Type: Review

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