• From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor - Lost in Transition


    Author(s): Institute of Medicine, National Research Council
    Date:   2006-03-27
    Pages: 196 p
    Size:  1.1 Mb
    Format:  PDF
    Language: English
    English level: National Academies Press
         

     

    Description

    With the risk of more than one in three getting cancer during a lifetime, each of us is likely to experience cancer, or know someone who has survived cancer. Although some cancer survivors recover with a renewed sense of life and purpose, what has often been ignored is the toll taken by cancer and its treatment - on health, functioning, sense of security, and well-being. Long lasting effects of treatment may be apparent shortly after its completion or arise years later. The transition from active treatment to post-treatment care is critical to long-term health. "From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor" focuses on survivors of adult cancer during the phase of care that follows primary treatment. The book raises awareness of the medical, functional, and psychosocial consequences of cancer and its treatment. It defines quality health care for cancer survivors and identifies strategies to achieve it. The book also recommends improvements in the quality of life of cancer survivors through policies that ensure their access to psychosocial services, fair employment practices, and health insurance. This book will be of particular interest to cancer patients and their advocates, health care providers and their leadership, health insurers, employers, research sponsors, and the public and their elected representatives.

0 commentaires:

Leave a Reply

Leveled Books for Young

Leveled Books 4 Young Readers

Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

Rosetta Stone American 2010

Rosetta Stone  American

LANGMaster English Reading

 LANGMaster English Reading

Test Your English Pack (16 books)

Test Your English

TELL ME MORE Performance English Version 9

TELL ME MORE Performance

English Grammar Mega Collection (82 eBooks)

English Grammar Mega Collection

45 English Learning Quality eBooks

45 English Learning Quality eBooks

Learn to Speak English Deluxe

Learn to Speak English Deluxe

britannica illustrated (16 Volumes)

britannica illustrated
Rosetta Stone  American

Featured Video

Islamic Library

Ebooks 4 You