Com o avanço verificado nas últimas décadas, quer em tratamentos mais eficazes, quer em
diagnósticos cada vez mais precoces, a sobrevida de pessoas que tiveram um cancro tem …

More people are surviving cancer, and for longer. As a result,'cancer survivorship'is a key
policy and research issue. This exploratory study aimed to describe, and further …

Worldwide, the burden of cancer continues to grow and impact the quality of life of patients,
their families, and caregivers. Aside from the physical effects and financial costs of cancer …

AIMS The aims of this thesis are to provide understanding of the psychosocial impact of
recurrent cancer on patients and family members and to develop a substantive theory that …

Com o aumento das opções de diagnóstico e tratamento do cancro, os problemas
decorrentes da sobrevida tem aumentado. São identificadas necessidades físicas e …

INTRODUÇÃO: Atualmente, a doença oncológica é considerada uma doença crónica que
afeta múltiplas dimensões da pessoa (Rowland e Baker, 2005) e exige ao indivíduo uma …

Worldwide, the burden of cancer continues to grow and impact the quality of life of patients,
their families, and caregivers. Aside from the physical effects and financial costs of cancer …

Surviving cancer is now becoming more of a possibility and it appears that, while this is
clearly an advantage, there is emerging a body of literature reporting findings of …

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Nowadays, the oncologic disease is considered a chronic
disease that affects multiple dimensions of each individual (Rowland and Baker, 2005) and …

Background: Recent improvements in cancer survival are largely due to earlier diagnosis
and advancements in treatment. However, many survive only to be faced with another …