title: Cancer rehabilitation.
abstract: Cancer rehabilitation is a relatively new subspecialty. Its goal is to help patients who have been diagnosed with cancer minimize the physical effects of treatment and disease and regain control over many aspects of their life. This article introduces the concept of cancer rehabilitation and offers examples from a Minnesota clinic of how it can benefit patients at different stages of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Piper Cancer Institute, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Hutchison
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living / Q000523:psychology; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000523:psychology; D012803:Sick Role; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*