Cancer Survivors

"Cancer Survivors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Persons who have experienced prolonged survival with or the following neoplastic disease and the impact of the disease on the individual, family members, and significant others.

Descriptor ID	D000073116
MeSH Number(s)	M01.860.350
Concept/Terms	Cancer Survivors Cancer Survivors Cancer Survivor Survivors, Cancer Long-Term Cancer Survivors Long-Term Cancer Survivors Cancer Survivor, Long-Term Cancer Survivors, Long-Term Long Term Cancer Survivors Long-Term Cancer Survivor Survivor, Long-Term Cancer Survivors, Long-Term Cancer Survivors of Childhood Cancer. Survivors of Childhood Cancer.

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Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Survivors [M01.860]
Cancer Survivors [M01.860.350]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cancer Survivors" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cancer Survivors" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 33 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2017	1	0	1
2018	8	0	8
2019	4	2	6
2020	1	1	2
2021	4	2	6
2022	3	0	3
2023	4	0	4
2024	2	0	2
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Cancer Survivors" by people in Profiles.

Perez Ramirez A, McDonnell GA, Buff K, Pierce J, Wohlheiter K, Guarino S, Kazak AE, Alderfer MA. Attending to Adolescents' Well-Being During Their Transition off Cancer Treatment: Perspectives from a Nationwide Crowdsourcing Study. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2025 10; 14(5):420-433.

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Valcarcel B, Savage KJ, Link BK, Leonard JP, Kelly KM, Thanarajasingam G, Cerhan JR, Pro B, Gordon LI, Thompson CA, Smith SM, Morton LM. Comparison of Survivorship Care Guidelines for Patients With Lymphoma: Recommendations for Harmonization and Future Research Agenda. JCO Oncol Pract. 2025 Jun; 21(6):801-812.

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Fenech AL, Soriano EC, Asok A, Siegel SD, Morreale M, Brownlee HA, Laurenceau JP. Fear of cancer recurrence and change in hair cortisol concentrations in partners of breast cancer survivors. J Cancer Surviv. 2026 Feb; 20(1):39-47.

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Galimzhanov A, Istanbuly S, Tun HN, Ozbay B, Alasnag M, Ky B, Lyon AR, Kayikcioglu M, Tenekecioglu E, Panagioti M, Kontopantelis E, Abdel-Qadir H, Mamas MA. Cardiovascular outcomes in breast cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2023 12 21; 30(18):2018-2031.

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Jung M, Lee SB, Lee JW, Park YR, Chung H, Min YH, Park HJ, Lee M, Chung S, Son BH, Ahn SH, Chung IY. The Impact of a Mobile Support Group on Distress and Physical Activity in Breast Cancer Survivors: Randomized, Parallel-Group, Open-Label, Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2023 08 07; 25:e47158.

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De Ravin E, Armache M, Campbell F, Rising KL, Worster B, Handley NR, Fundakowski CE, Cognetti DM, Mady LJ. Feasibility and Cost of Telehealth Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care: A Systematic Review. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 06; 168(6):1312-1323.

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Ogunsanya ME, Sifat M, Bamidele OO, Ezenwankwo EF, Clifton S, Ton C, Knight JM, Odedina FT, Greer JA, Dwyer K, Kendzor DE. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions in prostate cancer survivorship: a scoping review. J Cancer Surviv. 2023 06; 17(3):557-568.

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Fenech AL, Perndorfer C, Soriano EC, Otto AK, Brownlee HA, Morreale M, Siegel SD, Laurenceau JP. Daily partner responsiveness and everyday sleep outcomes in breast cancer survivors and their partners. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Sep; 30(9):7561-7568.

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Choi Y, Chodoff AC, Brown K, Murillo LA, Nesfeder J, Bugayong MT, Peairs KS. Preparing Future Medicine Physicians to Care for Cancer Survivors: Project ECHO? in a Novel Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Residency Curriculum. J Cancer Educ. 2023 04; 38(2):608-617.

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Cantrell MA, Ruble K, Mensinger J, Birkhoff S, Morris A, Griffith P, Adams J. The Use and Effect of the Health Storylines mHealth App on Female Childhood Cancer Survivors' Self-efficacy, Health-Related Quality of Life and Perceived Illness. Cancer Nurs. 2022 Jan-Feb 01; 45(1):61-69.

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