Current issues of cancer survivorship

"We've cured you, what more could you want?" This query is sometimes posed to cancer survivors by those health professionals who view cancer exclusively as a medical problem. Although this perspective may be the natural consequence of modern medical training, the very training necessary to build upon significant gains in the prevention and treatment of cancer, the clinician's view of the "patient" is often too restricted to recognize the holistic impact of cancer. This article will focus on the medical/physical, psychosocial, and economic/legal issues of concern to cancer survivors.