Publications and Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2024
Abstract
Formal survivorship care after successful rectal cancer treatment is lacking, and this burden falls to caregivers. Caregivers, many of whom have no healthcare training, are asked to take on management of bowel function difficulties, ostomy care, while providing tangible, emotional, and financial support for rectal cancer survivors. The rise of young-onset rectal cancer also adds new survivorship care needs, such as family planning and returning to workplace, which compounds existing caregiver responsibilities and burdens.
Comments
This is the author's accepted manuscript of an article originally published in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, available at https://doi.org/10.1097/dcr.0000000000003164