Addressing the needs of cancer survivors: issues and challenges
Addressing the needs of cancer survivors: issues and challenges
This paper reviews the consequences of improving cancer survival rates for health services and for future research. The good news that people are living longer following a cancer diagnosis brings with it consequences. There are growing numbers of people who live for many years following primary cancer treatment, yet little information exists as to the health and well-being of individuals with cancer over the long term. Data from the few studies of the well-being of cancer survivors suggest that while, in general, individuals report that they are in good health, a substantial minority experience long-term physical, social and economic consequences, and make extensive use of health services as a result. There are few services targeted at supporting long-term cancer survivors or minimizing the potential physical or emotional consequences to enable individuals to return to productive lives following treatment. A research agenda to address these issues is proposed.
Cancer, chronic illness, health outcome, incidence, prevalence, quality of life, survivorship
443-451
Corner, Jessica
eddc9d69-aa12-4de5-8ab0-b20a6b5765fa
October 2008
Corner, Jessica
eddc9d69-aa12-4de5-8ab0-b20a6b5765fa
Corner, Jessica
(2008)
Addressing the needs of cancer survivors: issues and challenges.
Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, 8 (5), .
(doi:10.1586/14737167.8.5.443).
Abstract
This paper reviews the consequences of improving cancer survival rates for health services and for future research. The good news that people are living longer following a cancer diagnosis brings with it consequences. There are growing numbers of people who live for many years following primary cancer treatment, yet little information exists as to the health and well-being of individuals with cancer over the long term. Data from the few studies of the well-being of cancer survivors suggest that while, in general, individuals report that they are in good health, a substantial minority experience long-term physical, social and economic consequences, and make extensive use of health services as a result. There are few services targeted at supporting long-term cancer survivors or minimizing the potential physical or emotional consequences to enable individuals to return to productive lives following treatment. A research agenda to address these issues is proposed.
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Published date: October 2008
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Cancer, chronic illness, health outcome, incidence, prevalence, quality of life, survivorship
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