Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: Cancer is a major disorder which affects many people directly and indirectly. In Australia, one in three men and one in four women will be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 75.1 There has been a significant increase in long-term survival for most cancers and more than half of all newly diagnosed cancer patients will survive for more than five years.2 The course of many cancers is now chronic, requiring long-term treatment and a continuing need for care. The diagnosis of cancer presents a major event not only to the patient, but also to the family and caregivers. The primary setting for the delivery of care to patients with cancer has shifted from the hospital to the home as a result of increased use of outpatient services for cancer treatment, longer survival and patients ’ wishes to be
Language: English
Topic: Nursing care and research
Subfield: Research and Theory
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2100083086