Press Release
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Contact: CDC Media Relations
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CDC responds to broad challenges facing US cancer survivors
Physical, financial, psychological needs reported
The number of cancer survivors — people who live after a cancer diagnosis — is expected to grow substantially over the next few decades as the U.S. population ages and as early detection methods and treatments continue to improve. Updates on how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is helping Americans meet the challenges of cancer survivorship were published online today at www.ajpmonline.org and appear in the December issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
The supplement, “Addressing Cancer Survivorship through Public Health Research, Surveillance, and Programs,” concludes that concrete plans are needed to ensure that the U.S. health care system can meet survivors’ future needs.
“By 2025, there will be more than 24 million people living after a cancer diagnosis,” said CDC Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat, M.D. “In addition to better prevention and treatment of cancer, we must plan for the wide variety of issues that people may face after cancer, including physical, financial, and psychological hardships.”
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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