Delivering improved survivorship care for people affected by advanced or metastatic cancer

Julia Lai-Kwon; Sarah Heynemann; Nicolas Hart; Raymond J. Chan; Thomas Smith; Andrea L. Smith; Larissa Nekhlyudov; Michael Jefford

doi:10.2340/1651-226X.2024.42197

Delivering improved survivorship care for people affected by advanced or metastatic cancer

Julia Lai-Kwon, Sarah Heynemann, Nicolas Hart, Raymond J. Chan, Thomas Smith, Andrea L. Smith, Larissa Nekhlyudov, Michael Jefford

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Abstract

There is a growing population of people living long term with advanced or metastatic cancer [1, 2]. Though they are technically considered to be ‘cancer survivors’ according to the widely accepted definition of survivorship as beginning at the time of diagnosis and spanning the balance of life [3], historically, many people had a poor prognosis with limited survival. Consequently, the focus of their care was symptom palliation and end-of-life care. Survivorship was therefore not a clinical, research, or policy term applied to or embraced by this population.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	939-942
Number of pages	4
Journal	Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden)
Volume	63
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2340/1651-226X.2024.42197
Publication status	Published - 9 Dec 2024

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Advanced cancer
metastatic cancer
survivorship
supportive care

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Delivering improved survivorship care for people affected by advanced or metastatic cancer

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