Silver Book Fact
More than one in four cancer survivors have a high burden from their symptoms at one-year after their diagnosis–even those who are no longer getting treatment.
Shi Q, Smith T, Michonski J, Stein K, et al. Symptom Burden in Cancer Survivors 1 Year After Diagnosis: A report from the American Cancer Society’s studies of cancer survivors. Cancer. 2011; 117(12): 2779-90. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.26146/abstract