The Italian response to cancer survivorship research and practice: developing an evidence base for reform
The Italian response to cancer survivorship research and practice: developing an evidence base for reform
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DOI：
10.1007/s11764-010-0143-9
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发表时间：
2010-09-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Romito, Francesca
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作者：
Mattioli, Vittorio;Montanaro, Rosanna;Romito, Francesca
癌症存活率的提高增加了寿命，但也揭示了长期生存的生理和心理社会后遗症，并提出了许多关于如何评估、治疗和预防这些生存相关问题的问题。美国、澳大利亚和一些北欧国家已经开始着手解决这些问题。意大利仍然需要接受这一挑战，考虑到其特定的社会和文化背景，形成不同的生存方案。方法简要总结意大利癌症生存的概念和对这一新兴公共卫生问题的应对。目前两项关于长期癌症幸存者和癌症后疼痛的全国性研究项目被描述为向读者提供意大利如何寻求增加对癌症幸存者需求和问题的理解的视角。对癌症幸存者的影响这些全国性研究项目的结果将为改革国家护理计划提供证据基础，以满足越来越多的意大利癌症患者的需求。希望对意大利应对这一公共卫生挑战的描述将有助于了解意大利如何应对癌症幸存者的健康和心理社会需求。
Introduction Improvement in cancer survival rates have increased longevity but have also revealed physical and psycho-social sequelae of long-term survivorship and raised many questions regarding how to assess, treat, and prevent these survival-related problems. The United States, Australia, and some northern European Union countries have already started to address these issues. Italy still needs to take up this challenge, taking into account its specific social and cultural background that shapes a different survivorship scenario.Methods This brief report summarizes the concept of cancer survivorship and the response to this emerging public health issue in Italy. Two current nationwide research programs on long-term cancer survivorship and post-cancer pain are described to provide readers with a perspective of how Italy is seeking to increase the understanding of the needs and problems of cancer survivors.Implications for cancer survivors The results of these nationwide research programs will provide an evidence base for reforming the national care plans to address the needs of the growing number of Italian people with a history of cancer. It is hoped that this description of Italy's response to this public health challenge will offer some insight into how Italy is responding to the health and psychosocial needs of cancer survivors.