Concept information
Preferred term
survivors of cancer
Definition
- PERSONS WHO SURVIVE cancer (cancer survivors) are a growing population in the United States and many other countries because of earlier cancer detection and more effective treatments. In the United States, more than 10 million persons were estimated to be alive in 2002 after having a diagnosis of invasive cancer. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Survivors of Cancer]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/survivors_of_cancer
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