Cancer Survivors

"Cancer Survivors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Persons who have experienced prolonged survival with or the following neoplastic disease and the impact of the disease on the individual, family members, and significant others.

Descriptor ID	D000073116
MeSH Number(s)	M01.860.350
Concept/Terms	Cancer Survivors Cancer Survivors Cancer Survivor Survivors, Cancer Long-Term Cancer Survivors Long-Term Cancer Survivors Cancer Survivor, Long-Term Cancer Survivors, Long-Term Long Term Cancer Survivors Long-Term Cancer Survivor Survivor, Long-Term Cancer Survivors, Long-Term Cancer Survivors of Childhood Cancer. Survivors of Childhood Cancer.

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Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Survivors [M01.860]
Cancer Survivors [M01.860.350]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cancer Survivors" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cancer Survivors" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 115 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 20 publications in 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2016	1	0	1
2017	4	2	6
2018	11	3	14
2019	10	0	10
2020	11	3	14
2021	11	1	12
2022	9	0	9
2023	9	0	9
2024	17	3	20
2025	14	0	14
2026	4	2	6

Below are the most recent publications written about "Cancer Survivors" by people in Profiles.

Tak HJ, Shih YT, Grimm BL, Goldsweig AM, Lee MS, Horner RD. Association of cancer characteristics with disability status and timing of onset among working-age cancer survivors. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2026 Sep 03; 10(5).

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Park YM, Jung W, Kim BS, Lee M, Fradley MG, Malapati SJ, Naqvi TZ, Henry-Tillman RS, Mehta JL, Han K, Shin DW. Time-Dependent Association Between Breast Cancer and Risk of Ischemic Stroke: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Neurology. 2026 Jul 14; 107(1):e218165.

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Olsen TA, Oddleifson DA, Bonder A, Sharon E, Doolin J. The Landscape of Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Survivorship: A Case Report and Narrative Review of Legislation, Research, and Gaps in AYA Survivorship in the US. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2026 Jun 02; 35(6):798-804.

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Ferris SD, Boama-Nyarko E, Wiener RS, Shimada SL, Fix GM, Foster MV. Telehealth-Supported Physical Activity Among Veterans With a History of Lung Cancer: Protocol for a Single-Arm Feasibility Study. Cancer Control. 2026 Jan-Dec; 33:10732748261441360.

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Shim H, Kim BS, Han K, Koo HY, Kim S, Lee D, Cho IY, Jung W, Shin DW. Risk of Newly Incident Diabetes Mellitus and Treatment Risk Factors in Breast Cancer Survivors: Landmark Analyses of Nationwide Data. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2026 05; 38(4):265-273.

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Kim S, Han KD, Jung J, Song YM, Park JH, Cho JH, Shin DW. Retrospective population-based cohort study on the risk of cardiovascular disease among oesophageal cancer survivors. Br J Surg. 2026 03 04; 113(3).

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Lee JA, Pakpahan R, Amante DJ, Gerber BS, Yang L. Comorbidity prevalence and incidence in cancer survivors: a longitudinal All of Us study. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2025 Nov 03; 9(6).

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Choi HL, Jung W, Youn J, Kim B, Jeong SM, Cho H, Yoo JE, Han K, Shin DW. Risk of Parkinson's Disease among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Nationwide Cohort Study in South Korea. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2025 Nov 03; 34(11):1971-1978.

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Mohebbi E, Carr AL, Guthrie G, Patil S, Clementi E, Giurintano J, Witek M, Tan M, Fan R, Chinn S, Wolf G, Graves KD, Ahn PH, Rozek L. Long-term quality of life in head and neck cancer: the role of postdiagnosis smoking behavior. J Cancer Surviv. 2026 Oct; 20(5):2106-2118.

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Jung W, Jung J, Cho IY, Yu J, Baek JH, Han K, Park YM, Shin DW. Weight change and diabetes risk following breast cancer: a nationwide cohort study. J Cancer Surviv. 2026 Oct; 20(5):2135-2147.

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