A Brief Historical Perspective of Cancer Rehabilitation and Contributions From the National Institutes of Health

People who have cancer diagnoses often need care throughout their lives through all stages of their illness. These stages include diagnosis, primary treatment, survivorship, and end of life. The management of people with cancer, now a common and chronic illness with long-term survival improving, is complex, challenging, and rapidly changing. Rehabilitation for people with cancer diagnoses is a new specialty and is charged with providing care throughout the trajectory of illness and wellness to maximize potential for function and mitigate disability.
Source: PM and R - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Contemporary Issues in Cancer Rehabilitation Source Type: research