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Cancer Survivorship: Why Labels Matter
"...So, to answer the question “Does it really matter how the cancer survivor is defined?” Yes, it does. Is this debate trivial? No, it is not...."
"Until we have a better framework for conceptualizing diseases such as cancer, these definitional issues are unlikely to be resolved. Indeed, they are likely to only become more salient in light of our aging population, with the numbers of cancer survivors estimated to reach 18.1 million in the United States alone in 2020.27 However, in the meantime, it is important to recognize that words not only describe, but also construct, the phenomena under question.28,29 Thus, being more aware of the language we use in research, policy, and practice and the implicit meanings our terms convey seems to be a good place to start."
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