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Editorial
. 2014 Aug;99(8):1273-6.
doi: 10.3324/haematol.2014.104059.

Cancer survivorship programs: time for concerted action

Tiziano Barbui  1 , Magnus Björkholm  2 , Alois Gratwohl  3
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Editorial

Cancer survivorship programs: time for concerted action

Tiziano Barbui et al. Haematologica. 2014 Aug.

Abstract

Hematologists, specialists in cancer survivorship and patient advocates met in Bergamo, Italy (Nov 14–16, 2013) to highlight the physical, mental, psychosocial and financial challenges faced by cancer survivors and their families. Gaps in research and resources were all too apparent. This planned meeting perspective, not a formal consensus statement, reflects the key points mentioned by the participants during the discussions and the personal view of the authors. It proposes urgent action in key areas to ensure that people surviving cancer will suffer fewer long-term health problems than their predecessors and to contain costs.

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Numbers of publications on cancer survivorship and type of research. Bars represent absolute numbers of publications by year and by type of research study on cancer survivorship (qualitative, quantitative descriptive, case control study, cohort study, randomized controlled trial or cross-sectional study). Of note, the increase in publications since 1996, the year of the creation of the Office of Cancer Survivorship (http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/ocs/).
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