The changing face of cancer survivorship.
OBJECTIVE
To provide a review of who is surviving cancer diagnosed within the last 20 years and key areas for research development related to cancer survivorship.


METHODS
Articles, studies, and Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results statistics.


CONCLUSIONS
The information we have on today's survivors must be periodically revisited and revised to equip cancer patients with the knowledge and tools they need to master the new realities of their survivorship.


CONCLUSIONS
With the increasing numbers of individuals being cured of or living long periods of time following a diagnosis of cancer, oncology nurses who work with cancer survivors must maintain their knowledge of the issues and practices critical to the well-being of the patient.
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Office of Cancer Survivorship, Surveillance Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Blvd, Room 4086, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000451:nursing; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D015995:Prevalence; D018426:SEER Program; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology