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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2000 92(2):101-103; doi:10.1093/jnci/92.2.101
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 92, No. 2, 101-103, January 19, 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press

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Cancer Survivor Issues Are All in the Family

Gwen Moulton

As the number of cancer survivors continues to increase, researchers are just beginning to ask how to support them and their families throughout an illness and over a life span, from pediatrics to geriatrics, survival to death.

It has been estimated that three out of four families will be affected by cancer at some time in their lives. Because there have been few studies so far, much of what is known about cancer survivors focuses on siblings and parents of young children who have had or survived cancer. Less is known about adults with cancer or parents of adolescents and young adults with cancer.

The National Cancer Institute has earmarked funding to look into issues faced by families of cancer survivors (see sidebar). Patricia Ganz, M.D., director of the Division of Cancer Control . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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