The term “cancer survivor” is commonly used by different persons, clinical institutions,
academic bodies, and political organizations although it lacks of a unanimous and detailed …

Objectives Use of the term 'patient'has been recently debated, compared with alternatives
including 'consumer'and 'client'. This scoping study aimed to provide an integrated view of …

Recent research in psychosocial oncology has pointed to the traumatic nature of the stress
experienced by cancer survivors. Most of this research has focused on children, young …

Background Living through cancer often involves developing new identities which may
strongly influence well-being and relationships with care providers, yet little is currently …

This research focuses on the coping behavior of older adult, long‐term cancer survivors.
Specifically, it identifies the personal (including race and gender) and illness/treatment …

Purpose Individuals diagnosed with cancer have been shown to interpret the term “cancer
survivor” differently and this may have implications for how they cope with their illness. This …

Introduction There is a lack of a consistent, operational definition of what it means to be a
cancer survivor despite widespread use of the term. The term carries positive connotations …

This article describes the ways in which group identifications and stereotypes can inform our
understanding of cancer prevention and treatment as well as more general social processes …

This article examines the concept of survivorship and the adoption of the “survivor identity”
by those who have been treated for cancer. First, we review recent and growing theoretical …

KHAN NF, HARRISON S., ROSE PW, WARD A. & EVANS J.(2011) European Journal of
Cancer Care21, 177–186 Interpretation and acceptance of the term 'cancer survivor': a …