With the risk of more than one in three getting cancer during a lifetime, each of us is likely to
experience cancer, or know someone who has survived cancer. Although some cancer …

Background. Relatively little is known about the health and disability of adult cancer
survivors. As a way to explore these issues, data from the National Health Interview Survey (years …

Only more recently has it been realized that the intense effort to care for and cure a child
with cancer does not end with survival. Continued surveillance and a variety of interventions …

We all want to believe that when people get cancer, they will receive medical care of the
highest quality. Even as new scientific breakthroughs are announced, though, many cancer …

In Meeting Psychosocial Needs of Women with Breast Cancer, the National Cancer Policy
Board of the Institute of Medicine examines the psychosocial consequences of the cancer …

“After my very last radiation treatment for breast cancer, I lay on a cold steel table hairless,
half-dressed and astonished by the tears streaming down my face. I thought I would feel …

Purpose: Analyses were conducted to obtain national estimates of mental health service use,
unmet need for such services, and the prevalence of mental health problems among …

Cancer ranks second only to heart disease as a leading cause of death in the United States,
making it a tremendous burden in years of life lost, patient suffering, and economic costs. …

BACKGROUND/METHODS: Relatively little is known about the size and makeup of the growing
population of cancer survivors or about the social implications of a diagnosis of cancer. …

Background. Cervical cancer screening is not fully utilized among all groups of women in the
United States, especially women without access to health care and older women. Methods. …