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Goonewardene, S. S, Persad, R, Nanton, Veronica, Young, Annie M. and Makar, A (2015) Prostate cancer survivorship : lifestyle changes much needed. World Journal of Urology, 33 (6). pp. 891-892. doi:10.1007/s00345-014-1346-x ISSN 0724-4983.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-014-1346-x
Abstract
Approximately 2 million people in the UK are cancer survivors. Traditionally, prostate cancer services have focused on surveillance and monitoring for recurrence. According to the National Cancer Institute, cancer survivorship encompasses the ‘physical, psychosocial, and economic issues of cancer from diagnosis until the end of life’. Yet we as physicians consistently do not address these needs as part of prostate cancer follow-up. A survey conducted by the National Picker Institute of 70 breast cancer patients found that 87 per cent did not have a care plan, 34 per cent did not know what to expect at future appointments and 58 per cent found insufficient information and advice. Thirty-one per cent did not know whom to contact within daytime hours, and 74 per cent did not know whom to contact out of hours.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Social Science & Systems in Health (SSSH) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Prostate -- Cancer -- Patients -- Great Britain | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | World Journal of Urology | ||||||||
Publisher: | Springer | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0724-4983 | ||||||||
Official Date: | June 2015 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 33 | ||||||||
Number: | 6 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 891-892 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s00345-014-1346-x | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
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