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Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access published online on December 25, 2007
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, doi:10.1093/jnci/djm278
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Published by Oxford University Press 2007.

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Older Survivors and Cancer Care

Noreen M. Aziz, Keith Bellizzi

Affiliations of authors: Office of Cancer Survivorship, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health (NMA, KB)

Correspondence to: Noreen M. Aziz, MD, PhD, MPH, Senior Program Director, Office of Cancer Survivorship, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, 6116 Executive Blvd, Ste 404 (e-mail: na45f@nih.gov).

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The current sizeable population of cancer survivors has brought to the forefront key issues related to treatment decisions, management of adverse consequences of cancer and its treatment, and complex health needs related to cancer and other chronic comorbid conditions (1).

Although improvements in cancer diagnosis, early detection, and treatment have led to dramatically increasing numbers of cancer survivors, cancer continues to be the second most common cause of death in the United States, and an estimated 1444920 new patients are expected to be diagnosed with cancer during this year alone (2). Cancer survivorship research focuses on the health and life of individuals living with the late or long-term effects of cancer or its treatment(s). By definition, patients living with advanced disease are cancer . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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