NCI Special Edition Publication
NCI Cancer Bulletin -- Special Edition on Survivorship
This issue, created by the National Cancer Institute, includes articles on:
The Science of Survivorship, Childhood Cancer Survivors, New Research, Promoting Health and Well-Being After Cancer, How Cancer Affects Daily Life and Well-Being and more.
The introduction offers a focus on this unique population:
"The NCI is dedicated to science at the highest level: research that leads to effective interventions with reduced toxicity; diagnosis at earlier, more treatable stages; and prevention strategies based on a molecular understanding of carcinogenesis and targeted interventions. But our mission to reduce the burden of cancer doesn't end there. A vital component of NCI's research focuses on America’s growing population of cancer survivors, who now number more than 10 million, up from only 3 million in 1971..."
