The cancer survivorship paradox in the digital era
Josephine Hegarty, Ismail Toygar, Maria Inês Clara, Ewa Pawlowska · 2026
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Josephine Hegarty and co-authors took on a puzzle of modern cancer care in 2026: people live longer with or past cancer, yet support after treatment stays the weakest link. Support runs from diagnosis through the whole life span, and it covers people with spread disease and those on comfort care as well. The group sets out to test four beliefs that guide current practice.
More survivors will swell as crowds age in rich lands and cures improve, while needs grow more mixed with age, frailty, and many coexisting faults. Kids face their own handoff strain when they move to adult care. Exact-match drugs add watch and harm burdens that can trail for decades. The authors push for tech-backed, whole-person follow-up models that fit care to each person's shifting needs, with proof and fairness kept in view.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Josephine Hegarty, Ismail Toygar, Maria Inês Clara, Ewa Pawlowska |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |