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This chapter is a personal exploration of a successful cancer treatment experience which challenges medical professionals to be more aware of the patient’s experience. Based on a 15-month journey from diagnosis to successful survival from throat cancer, this chapter will describe the frustrations, anger, denial, and eventual acceptance of a new normal and the resulting view of cancer professionals. Research and recommendations for clinical practice and oncology professionals are also included to provide support to the author’s findings.
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Phelan, J. (2018). Experiencing Cancer Services: A Personal Story of Survival. In: Fitzpatrick, T. (eds) Quality of Life Among Cancer Survivors . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75223-5_13
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