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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pappin Communications
2009-06-01
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Series: | Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/208/215 |