Cancer Survivors' Other Medical Problems Often Neglected

Many cancer survivors may not be getting optimal care for their other medical conditions, researchers from Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report in the journal Cancer (2004;101:1,712-1,719). In a comparison of elderly colorectal cancer survivors and healthy control subjects, the cancer s...

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Published inCA: a cancer journal for clinicians Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 3 - 4
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.01.2005
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects
Cancer
Survivor
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ISSN0007-9235
1542-4863
1542-4863
DOI10.3322/canjclin.55.1.3

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Summary:Many cancer survivors may not be getting optimal care for their other medical conditions, researchers from Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report in the journal Cancer (2004;101:1,712-1,719). In a comparison of elderly colorectal cancer survivors and healthy control subjects, the cancer survivors were significantly less likely to receive preventive care and recommended care for chronic conditions.
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ISSN:0007-9235
1542-4863
1542-4863
DOI:10.3322/canjclin.55.1.3