Being in Limbo.....
cancer survivors would suffer ongoing symptoms but often be confused about whether they were treatment-related or whether they were a sign the cancer had come back.
"Traditionally, palliative care has been aimed at one end of the spectrum where it is used to help patients near the end of their lives," she said.
"However, there is an enormous population of long-term survivors of cancer, many of whom are living with a range of symptoms."
"These patients exist in a limbo.
"They fall between two stools - they have finished being treated by oncologists, but are not receiving the care and support from palliative care teams that patients at the end of life receive."
She added the ongoing problems, which included pain, swelling and depression could result in poor quality of life
this from a former article
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7423517.stm
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