Download From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition

Book Detail
Edition: 1
Release: 2005-11-07
Publisher: National Academies Press
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 0309095956
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor pdf
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With the risk of more than one in three getting cancer during a lifetime, each of us is likely to experience cancer, or know someone who has survived cancer. Although some cancer survivors recover with a renewed sense of life and purpose, what has often been ignored is the toll taken by cancer and its treatment - on health, functioning, sense of security, and well-being. Long lasting effects of treatment may be apparent shortly after its completion or arise years later. The transition from active treatment to post-treatment care is critical to long-term health. "From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor" focuses on survivors of adult cancer during the phase of care that follows primary treatment. The book raises awareness of the medical, functional, and psychosocial consequences of cancer and its treatment. It defines quality health care for cancer survivors and identifies strategies to achieve it. The book also recommends improvements in the quality of life of cancer survivors through po Download From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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