Cancer survivorship: Creating a national agenda

The cadre of individuals who are living after a diagnosis of cancer is growing steadily. In developed countries, as many as 78% of pediatric patients are alive five years following diagnosis, as are 60% of adult patients (Curtiss & Haylock, 2006). At present in Canada, about one million individu...

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Main Authors: Margaret Fitch, Svetlana Ristovski-Slijepcevic, Kathy Scalzo, Fay Bennie, Irene Nicoll, Richard Doll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pappin Communications 2009-06-01
Series:Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal
Online Access:http://www.canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/208/215