Chronic, late effects of cancer treatment: the consequences of a cure

A recent interview with Dr. Balazs Bodai, Director of the Breast Cancer Survivorship Institute at Kaiser Permanente Health, states that long-term management of cancer survivors may increasingly fall under the responsibility of primary care providers.  The interview also presents the views of Dr. Catherine Alfano, vice president of survivorship at the American Cancer Society.  Dr. Alfano informs readers about the differences between chronic vs. late effects of cancer treatment.  Chronic effects are issues that first present during cancer treatment and continue in the post-treatment period, while late effects do not occur while a patient is treated, "but pop up seemingly out of nowhere a few years, even 10 years later." 

To read more about this interview, click here.