Care of the Adult Cancer Survivor
Authors: Linda A. Jacobs, David J. Vaughn
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2013)

In the Clinic4 June 2013Care of the Adult Cancer SurvivorLinda A. Jacobs, PhD, RN, David J. Vaughn, MD, Deborah Cotton, MD, MPH, Darren Taichman, MD, PhD, and Sankey Williams, MDLinda A. Jacobs, PhD, RNSearch for more papers by this author, David J. Vaughn, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Deborah Cotton, MD, MPHSearch for more papers by this author, Darren Taichman, MD, PhDSearch for more papers by this author, and Sankey Williams, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-158-11-201306040-01006 SectionsSupplemental MaterialAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Over the past 4 decades, for many individuals cancer has transformed from a fatal to a more chronic disease. Approximately two thirds of patients diagnosed with cancer today will experience at least 5-year survival (1). Currently, the United States has an estimated 13 million cancer survivors, and this number is expected to grow. More than 40% of people born today in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives (2).The rise in the number of cancer survivors has resulted from improved early detection, more effective therapies, and improvements in supportive care. In 1996, ...References1. Siegel R, DeSantis C, Virgo K, Stein K, Mariotto A, Smith T, et al. Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2012. CA Cancer J Clin. 2012;62:220-41. [PMID: 22700443] Google Scholar2. Travis LB, Yahalom J. Cancer Survivorship. Preface. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2008;22:xi-xii. [PMID: 18395143] Google Scholar3. Hewitt M, Greenfield S, Stovall E, eds. From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition. Washington, DC: National Academies Pr; 2006. Google Scholar4. Erikson C, Salsberg E, Forte G, Bruinooge S, Goldstein M. 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