A number of years ago I stood up during the question-and-answer period at a conference at which the issue of cancer “survivorship” was on the agenda. Thinking that the term “cancer survivor” might carry unwanted connotations, I asked why someone with a history of cancer would seek that designation.
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Alan B. Astrow (2012) studied this question.
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