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Specific Challenges in Optimizing Health Care for Cancer Survivors

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In this chapter, we briefly describe the epidemiological and clinical factors that have led to the growing interest in cancer survivorship. We then describe the development of the term “cancer survivor”, reviewing definitions that have been applied to the term. Finally, we highlight the challenges that cancer survivorship poses to both patients and the health care systems.

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