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Health Promotion for Cancer Survivors: New Paradigm Beyond Prevention and Treatment

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Asian Perspectives and Evidence on Health Promotion and Education

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Cancer is a major health problem in many Asia-Oceania countries. As the number of cancer survivors and their length of survival increase, long-term health issues specific to this population, especially the need for lifestyle modifications, are fast emerging as a public health concern. The purpose of this chapter is to (1) discuss the present situation of health promotion activities for cancer survivors in Japan, (2) briefly review the effectiveness of lifestyle modification interventions, and (3) discuss the role of healthcare providers in promoting lifestyle change. Healthcare providers and public health researchers need to recognize that health promotion is no longer just for “healthy” people, but is also a vital component of cancer survivorship care.

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  1. Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, 321-0293, Japan

    Miyako Takahashi

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  1. Department of Public Health, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, 321-0293, Japan

    Takashi Muto M.D., Ph.D. (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Department of Public Health and International Health, Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan

    Toshitaka Nakahara M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. (Professor) (Professor)

  3. Healthy City Research Center Institute of Health and Welfare, Yonsei University, 234 Maeji-ri, Heungup-myun, Wounju-si, Gangwon-do, 220-710, Republic of Korea

    Eun Woo Nam (Professor) (Professor)

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Takahashi, M. (2011). Health Promotion for Cancer Survivors: New Paradigm Beyond Prevention and Treatment. In: Muto, T., Nakahara, T., Nam, E.W. (eds) Asian Perspectives and Evidence on Health Promotion and Education. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-53889-9_8

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