(Press-News.org) About The Study: The number of U.S. cancer survivors with self-reported functional limitation has more than doubled during the past 20 years, with relatively less growth in the number of limitation-free survivors.
Authors: Vishal R. Patel, B.S., of the University of Texas at Austin, is the corresponding author.
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Trends in the prevalence of functional limitations among cancer survivors
JAMA Oncology
2023-05-11
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