Life After Cancer Treatment--Psychosocial Adjustment Issues of Cancer Survivors (More About ... Breast Cancer) (Report‪)‬

The development and advances in the field of oncology over the last 15 years have contributed to the fact that cancer is no longer seen as a death sentence and is currently viewed as a chronic illness. More people are surviving cancer and there is a need to find creative strategies to assist them in coming to terms with the cancer reality. Learning to live with the uncertainty is part of the challenge the cancer survivors have to face. The following facts are worth noting: * Over 60% of adults diagnosed with cancer will be alive in 5 years.