You are the clinic nurse caring for a patient who was just told he was cancer free at 5 years after diagnosis. The patient has been told he is a cancer survivor. What is cancer survivorship?
A) The period just after being pronounced cancer-free 5 years after being diagnosed
B) The time during which the patient lives with an active diagnosis of cancer
C) A phase of cancer care that comes after primary treatment and lasts until cancer recurrence or the end of life
D) The end of cancer care
Ans: C
Feedback: Cancer survivorship refers to a distinct phase of cancer care that follows primary treatment for cancer and lasts until cancer recurrence or end of life.
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