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1: Semin Oncol Nurs. 2001 Nov;17(4):241-8.Links

Late effects of cancer and its treatment.

Ganz PA.

University of California-Los Angeles Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

OBJECTIVES: To review the common physical and psychosocial late effects of treatment in adult and childhood cancer survivors. DATA SOURCES: Published articles and research studies. CONCLUSIONS: More than half of individuals diagnosed with cancer can be expected to survive for more than 5 years. These survival gains have occurred because of more complex and multimodal therapy that may increase long-term toxicities. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Health care providers must be familiar with these late effects to offer preventive care and health promotion strategies to this patient population.

PMID: 11764707 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]