Survivorship: introduction and definition. Clinical practice guidelines in oncology. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Many cancer survivors experience physical and/or psychosocial side effects, which can be severe, debilitating, and sometimes permanent. These NCCN Guidelines for Survivorship provide screening, evaluation, and treatment recommendations for common consequences of cancer and cancer treatment for health care professionals who work with survivors of adult-onset cancer in the posttreatment period. These introductory sections of the guidelines include the panel's definition of cancer survivors, a discussion of the effects of cancer and its treatment, general principles and standards for survivorship care, and guidance regarding screening for problems that require further assessment.

publication date

  • January 1, 2014

Research

keywords

  • Neoplasms
  • Survival Rate

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC4465253

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84893774611

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.6004/jnccn.2014.0005

PubMed ID

  • 24453291

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 12

issue

  • 1