Acute care is usually associated with disease progression, treatments for cancer, and medical comorbidities. Patients with cancer may develop sudden functional deficits that require rehabilitation. Some of these patients benefit…
As cancer evolves from a terminal illness to a chronic medical condition, so too does the view of clinical services. Palliative care and physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) will increase…
The relevance of cancer rehabilitation as a public health issue grows steadily as cancer incidence, survival, and mean patient age increase. Reported rates of physical impairment and disability are already…
Andrea L. Cheville, MD, MSCE, Editor This issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America represents an attempt to provide an overview of current cancer rehabilitation. Its timing…
