SPECIAL ISSUE: THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL CANCER ACT OF 1971 - OPINION PAPER - CANCER, A NEVER ENDING DISEASE?
Advances in scientific research and the launch of cancer prevention programs have changed the natural history of cancer. Especially, many types of cancer initially considered incurable has gradually transformed into a "chronic" disease. More recently, several epidemiological data have con...
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| description | Advances in scientific research and the launch of cancer prevention programs have changed the natural history of cancer. Especially, many types of cancer initially considered incurable has gradually transformed into a "chronic" disease. More recently, several epidemiological data have con rmed that some cancer patients can be considered "cured" after a certain period of time, a period that varies from tumour to tumour. Perhaps it has come the time to use this word when appropriate. Its use could have signi cant repercussions, not only from a psychological but also from a social point of view, with an extraordinary impact on the Quality of Life of each patient. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed891ede3e87469dbe92477c59cef2332022-12-21T16:35:01ZengEdisciencesJournal of Cancer Rehabilitation2704-64942021-12-014127127310.48252/JCR52SPECIAL ISSUE: THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL CANCER ACT OF 1971 - OPINION PAPER - CANCER, A NEVER ENDING DISEASE?Paolo Tralongo0MD Medical Oncology Unit, Umberto I hospital, RAO, Department of Oncology, ASP Siracusa, ItaliaAdvances in scientific research and the launch of cancer prevention programs have changed the natural history of cancer. Especially, many types of cancer initially considered incurable has gradually transformed into a "chronic" disease. More recently, several epidemiological data have con rmed that some cancer patients can be considered "cured" after a certain period of time, a period that varies from tumour to tumour. Perhaps it has come the time to use this word when appropriate. Its use could have signi cant repercussions, not only from a psychological but also from a social point of view, with an extraordinary impact on the Quality of Life of each patient.https://www.edisciences.org/scheda-si-50th-anniversary-cancer-act-j062-vol-4-issue-1cancerincurablecuredsocial needsqol |
| spellingShingle | Paolo Tralongo SPECIAL ISSUE: THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL CANCER ACT OF 1971 - OPINION PAPER - CANCER, A NEVER ENDING DISEASE? Journal of Cancer Rehabilitation cancer incurable cured social needs qol |
| title | SPECIAL ISSUE: THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL CANCER ACT OF 1971 - OPINION PAPER - CANCER, A NEVER ENDING DISEASE? |
| title_full | SPECIAL ISSUE: THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL CANCER ACT OF 1971 - OPINION PAPER - CANCER, A NEVER ENDING DISEASE? |
| title_fullStr | SPECIAL ISSUE: THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL CANCER ACT OF 1971 - OPINION PAPER - CANCER, A NEVER ENDING DISEASE? |
| title_full_unstemmed | SPECIAL ISSUE: THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL CANCER ACT OF 1971 - OPINION PAPER - CANCER, A NEVER ENDING DISEASE? |
| title_short | SPECIAL ISSUE: THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL CANCER ACT OF 1971 - OPINION PAPER - CANCER, A NEVER ENDING DISEASE? |
| title_sort | special issue the 50th anniversary of the national cancer act of 1971 opinion paper cancer a never ending disease |
| topic | cancer incurable cured social needs qol |
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