Cancer survivorship needs in Brazil: Patient and family perspective.
Antonio Tadeu Cheriff Dos SantosRildo Pereira da SilvaLiz Maria de AlmeidaMaria Lúcia Magalhães BosiMaria de Fátima Batalha de MenezesMarcia Marília Vargas Fróes SkabaGustavo NigendaCarlos André Moura ArrudaCleoneide Paulo Oliveira PinheiroMaría Cecilia González-RobledoFelícia Marie KnaulPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Social and cancer control policies in Brazil should provide resources, specific care standards and clinical, psychological and social support. Cancer survivors should also receive rehabilitation and work reintegration guidelines. This matter requires broader access to qualified cancer information, development of an integrated patient-centered care and care model, and more research resources for the country's post-treatment cancer period.