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Quality of Life in Long-Term Cancer Survivors

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Handbook of Cancer Survivorship

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Due to improved diagnosis and treatment, 59% of persons diagnosed with cancer today will survive their disease for at least 5 years from the time of diagnosis.1 Overall, it is currently estimated that over 9.6 million persons living in the United States are cancer survivors.1 While there is a growing body of literature on the physical, psychological, and social difficulties of survivors 2; fewer studies focus on persons who are long-term, that is, 5-year survivors.

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