Diagnosing and Treating Adult Cancers and Associated Impairments

by Board on Health Care Services, Health and Medicine Division, Committee on Diagnosing and Treating Adult Cancers, et al.

Cancer is the second leading cause of death among adults in the United States after heart disease. However, improvements in cancer treatment and earlier detection are leading to growing numbers of cancer survivors. As the number of cancer survivors grows, there is increased interest in how cancer and its treatments may affect a person's ability to work, whether the person has maintained employment throughout the treatment or is returning to work...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309684005
• ISBN13: 9780309684002
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"