TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of the word “cured” for cancer patients—implications for patients and physicians: The Siracusa charter
AU - Russo, Antonio
AU - De Lorenzo, null
AU - Peeters, Marc
AU - Tirelli, null
AU - Russo, null
AU - Surbone, null
AU - Pergolizzi, Stefano
AU - Castoro, null
AU - Tralongo, Paolo
AU - Bongiovanni, null
AU - Di Raimondo, null
AU - Pinto, Carmine
AU - Ferraù, Francesco
AU - Spatola, null
AU - Ferraù, null
AU - Rolfo, Christian
AU - Respini, null
AU - Madeddu, null
AU - Mandoliti, null
AU - Terenziani, Monica
AU - Panebianco, null
AU - Crispino, null
AU - Sacchini, null
AU - Dal Maso, Luigino
AU - Di Raimondo, Francesco
AU - Tonini, Giuseppe
AU - Santini, Daniele
AU - Santoro, null
AU - Castoro, Carmela
AU - Rolfo, Christian Diego
AU - Santini, Daniele
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Long-term survival for adult patients with solid tumours continues to increase. For some cancers, the possibility of recurrence after a number of years is extremely low, and the risk of death becomes similar to that of the general population of the same sex and age. During the Fifth European Conference on Survivors and Chronic Cancer Patients held in Siracusa, Italy, June 2014, oncologists, general practitioners, epidemiologists, cancer patients and survivors, and patient advocates joined to discuss the possible use of the term “cured” in reference to some adult patients with solid tumours. The specific focus was the appropriateness of using the term in communicating with cancer patients, survivors, and their families. Initial results of the discussion, in concert with a review of the published literature on the subject, were later further discussed by all participants through electronic communication. The resulting final statement aims to suggest appropriate ways to use the word “cured” in the clinical and communicative setting, to highlight the potential impact of the word on patients, and to open a critical discussion concerning this timely and delicate matter.
AB - Long-term survival for adult patients with solid tumours continues to increase. For some cancers, the possibility of recurrence after a number of years is extremely low, and the risk of death becomes similar to that of the general population of the same sex and age. During the Fifth European Conference on Survivors and Chronic Cancer Patients held in Siracusa, Italy, June 2014, oncologists, general practitioners, epidemiologists, cancer patients and survivors, and patient advocates joined to discuss the possible use of the term “cured” in reference to some adult patients with solid tumours. The specific focus was the appropriateness of using the term in communicating with cancer patients, survivors, and their families. Initial results of the discussion, in concert with a review of the published literature on the subject, were later further discussed by all participants through electronic communication. The resulting final statement aims to suggest appropriate ways to use the word “cured” in the clinical and communicative setting, to highlight the potential impact of the word on patients, and to open a critical discussion concerning this timely and delicate matter.
KW - Cure
KW - Implications
KW - Long-term survival
KW - Oncology
KW - Cure
KW - Implications
KW - Long-term survival
KW - Oncology
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/291788
UR - http://www.current-oncology.com/index.php/oncology/article/download/2287/1684
M3 - Book/Film/Article review
VL - 22
SP - e38-e40
JO - Current Oncology
JF - Current Oncology
SN - 1198-0052
ER -