SPECIAL ISSUE: THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL CANCER ACT OF 1971 - OPINION PAPER -
CANCER, A NEVER ENDING DISEASE?
P. Tralongo
Vol.4 (2021), pag. 271 - 273
| Received | 20/09/2021 |
| Accepted | 18/10/2021 |
| Published | 21/12/2021 |
| Review by | Single-blind |
| doi | https://doi.org/10.48252/JCR52 |
ABSTRACT
Advances in scientific research and the launch of cancer prevention programs have changed the natural history of cancer. Especially, many types of cancer initially considered incurable has gradually transformed into a "chronic" disease.
More recently, several epidemiological data have con rmed that some cancer patients can be considered "cured" after a certain period of time, a period that varies from tumour to tumour. Perhaps it has come the time to use this word when appropriate. Its use could have signi cant repercussions, not only from a psychological but also from a social point of view, with an extraordinary impact on the Quality of Life of each patient.