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Cancer Survivorship in the Digital Age

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Supportive Cancer Care

Abstract

The diagnosis of cancer has surpassed heart disease as the greatest cause of morbidity and mortality for certain age groups in the USA [1]. Once a diagnosis is inextricably linked to mortality, this array of illnesses falling under the umbrella of cancer is now increasingly associated with survival [2]. The number of cancer survivors in the USA is growing [3]. The two most prevalent cancer diagnoses found in this blend of survivorship, outside of nonmelanoma skin cancer, are persons with a history of breast or prostate cancer [4]. Improvements in survivorship have been achieved for most malignancies afflicting children or adults. Some of these improvements have been, albeit, modest [5].

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  1. Associate Vice President for Health Equity and Inclusion, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, HSEB Suite 5515, 26 South 2000 East, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA

    Ana Maria Lopez MD, MPH, FACP (Director Professor)

  2. Cancer Health Equity, Huntsman Cancer Institute, HSEB Suite 5515, 26 South 2000 East, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA

    Ana Maria Lopez MD, MPH, FACP (Director Professor)

  3. Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, HSEB Suite 5515, 26 South 2000 East, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA

    Ana Maria Lopez MD, MPH, FACP (Director Professor)

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    David Alberts , Maria Lluria-Prevatt  & Karen Weihs ,  & 

  2. University of Arizona Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, USA

    Stephanie Kha

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Lopez, A.M. (2016). Cancer Survivorship in the Digital Age. In: Alberts, D., Lluria-Prevatt, M., Kha, S., Weihs, K. (eds) Supportive Cancer Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24814-1_16

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