Drs Ann H. Partridge and Patricia A. Ganz discuss cancer survivorship, a field that emerged over the past 30 years, and the research that informs how clinicians can provide better care for patients.

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Resources

Cancer Survivorship Guidelines https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500027-overview

Cancer Treatment and Survivorship Statistics, 2022 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35736631/

Breast Cancer Statistics, 2022 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36190501

Increasing Colorectal Cancer Incidence Before and After Age 50: Implications for Screening Initiation and Promotion of "On-Time" Screening https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34486085/

Adult Weight Gain and Adiposity-Related Cancers: A Dose-Response Meta-analysis of Prospective Observational Studies https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25757865/

Seasons of Survival: Reflections of a Physician With Cancer https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4010738/

The 'Three Ps' of Cancer Survivorship Care https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21310037/

The Rising Incidence of Second Cancers: Patterns of Occurrence and Identification of Risk Factors for Children and Adults https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24857148/

Practical Clinical Interventions for Diet, Physical Activity, and Weight Control in Cancer Survivors https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25683894/

National Cancer Act of 1971 https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/overview/history/national-cancer-act-1971

Accuracy of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for Screening to Detect Major Depression: Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30967483/

Karnofsky Performance Status Revisited: Reliability, Validity, and Guidelines https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6699671/