title: Five years and counting.
abstract: Oncology professionals are fully aware that the five-year mark of being disease-free after the diagnosis of cancer is not a magical number. Cancer is now considered a chronic disease and recurrence can happen at any time, which is unexpected and frightening. Yet, for me, and for many other cancer survivors, the five-year mark is one to be celebrated.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, USA. nancyjobushsrn@aol.com
authors.forename: Nancy Jo
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Bush
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D015996:Survival Rate