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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"cancer survivor"”.
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Risk of Subsequent Neoplasms During the Fifth and Sixth Decades of Life in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Cohort
Childhood cancer survivors are at increased risk for subsequent neoplasms (SNs), but the incidence beyond age 40 and associations with therapeutic exposures have not been well- described. Among 14,364 childhood cancer survivors diagnosed between 1970 and 1986, 3,171 had an attained age ≥40 years at …
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Risk and Risk Factors For Colorectal Subsequent Malignancies In Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report From The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
<p>Survivors of childhood cancer are at risk for colorectal subsequent malignant neoplasms (SMNs); notably, these cancers are amenable to screening. To identify at-risk survivors that may benefit from early screening, descriptive and risk factor analyses were performed to ascertain risk factors for …
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The experiences of cancer survivors as they transition from chemotherapy treatment to life after cancer
… the experience of people with a diagnosis of cancer, as they transitioned from life as a chemotherapy patient to life after treatment as a cancer survivor. The purpose of this study was to ultimately improve the care of people as they transitioned into life after completion of chemotherapy …
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Posttraumatic growth following cancer : the influence of emotional intelligence, management of intrusive rumination and goal disengagement as mediated by deliberate rumination
… rumination, and goal disengagement—among the cancer survivor population. Following from the functional-descriptive model and existing empirical research, it was hypothesized that the three factors would be positively related to deliberate rumination, and that deliberate rumination would …
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A Realistic View of Returning to the Classroom After Cancer Survival: A Double Entendré
<p>Returning to work after cancer treatment provides its own set of challenges. The purpose of this research paper is to inform cancer survivors of the reality of returning to work after treatment. From personal experience and hearing others’ stories; I am convinced that getting back to a “normal” …
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Parental Factors Impacting Neurobehavioral Late Effects in Latino Pediatric Cancer Survivors
While the survival rate for children with cancer has increased markedly over the past 50 years, the side effects resulting from cancer and cancer treatment have become a major concern for health care providers and families alike. Survivors of childhood cancers are at risk for late occurring …
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Infrastructure Development For Personalized Risk Prediction to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease In Childhood Cancer Survivors
<p>Although childhood cancer survivors have lengthy life expectancies, they run the risk of experiencing long-term health issues as a result of their treatment. The most frequent non-cancerous cause of morbidity and mortality for these survivors is cardiac disease. Radiation therapy (RT) has been …
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“You are with Someone Who is a Fighter”: Constructing a Model of Transformation which Can Occur in Surviving Breast Cancer
The American Cancer Society estimated a quarter of a million women would be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002. For each of those, another ten women are living with or have survived this disease. At diagnosis, most women view their futures with dread. As with other extreme traumas, the diagnosis …
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Incidence and Clinical Relevance of Abnormal Complete Blood Counts in Survivors of Childhood Cancer
… (CBCs) obtained during follow-up of childhood cancer survivors. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 193 survivors, diagnosed between 1970-1986, who have been followed in our center's After Cancer Experience Program and are participants in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. …
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Self-care activities and quality of life in ovarian cancer survivors
… factors affect quality of life in ovarian cancer survivors. Three hypotheses were derived from the research question: (a) self-care activities are predictors of quality of life, (b) period of cancer survivorship is a predictor of quality of life, (c) selected basic conditioning factors are …
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This Is How You Live
… and concerns primarily the narrator, Ethan, a cancer survivor and writer, and his marriage to his wife Beth as they vacation during the holidays in Key West to celebrate his recovery. The vacation is meant to be a time spent reacquainting with each other after a very turbulent few months. But …
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Fruit and vegetable intake and quality of life among breast cancer survivors
Background: With advances in breast cancer detection and treatment, survivors now have a 5-year survival rate > 90%. This has led to a shift in focus to improving not only survival, but also health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) after diagnosis, including physical, social, emotional, functional, …
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Multiple Community Services: One Family's Experience
… a childhood victim of parental abuse and a cancer survivor, and Bradley, who was identified with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Bradley was a resident in a wilderness program for at-risk boys. The wilderness program was partially funded by the Virginia Comprehensive Services …
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The Relationship of Self-Esteem, Learned Resourcefulness and Social Support to Health-Related Quality of Life in Long-Term Cancer Survivors
… variables associated with the unique sequelae of cancer in the long-term (LT) cancer survivor. Research in this area may direct the development of effective interventions to increase the HRQL of LT cancer survivors. The study's purpose was to describe the relationships between self-esteem, learned …
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Understanding In-Person and Online Exercise Oncology Program Delivery: Participant Perspectives
Background: Alberta Cancer Exercise (ACE) is an exercise oncology program delivered in community-based settings until the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when ACE was forced to transition to an online platform for remote delivery. Purpose: To evaluate the perspectives of cancer survivors who have …
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Exploring Exercise Outcomes, Preferences, and Barriers in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
… effects of PA, adolescent, and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors (15-39 yrs.) do not meet the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommended PA guidelines to elicit positive health outcomes. AYA survivors may have unique physical and psychological experiences that impact motivation, …
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Understanding the nutritional challenges of food insecure cancer survivors
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2025-05-01
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Answering the “Now What?”: The Development of a Transdisciplinary Breast Cancer Survivorship Nonprofit Organization
… are living longer or are surviving breast cancer, the side effects of treatment still leave patients struggling with quality-of-life issues. The lack of whole-person care leaves patients unequipped after treatment is complete, searching for answers and a way to survive on their own. The …
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Perceptions of Positive Growth Following Breast Cancer in Survivor Couples
… lived experiences of couples following breast cancer and their perceptions of growth as a result of their experiences with the illness. Qualitative methodology, specifically a phenomenological research design, was utilized to gain understanding of couples’ perceptions and interpretations of …
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