‘Me doctor, you patient’ – can’t we do better than that?
While holidaying on the Greek island of Ithaca, where the Odyssey ended, I met a man of my age and my country who had just finished his treatment for colorectal cancer. He now lives on [more]
survivorship
Meanings and Measures of Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer
It’s not just a matter of clinical outcomes: quality of life goes far beyond the final result of a cancer treatment and involves several aspects of daily life, both for patients and their caregivers. And [more]
Survivorship ten years on – diagnosis or dismissal
The topic of cancer survivorship is getting a lot of airing these days. There have been conferences dedicated to the topic – a sure indicator of interest. Professor Sir Mike Richards, England’s first National Cancer [more]