Health Care Use > 2 Years After Cancer Diagnosis: Results From a Survey Among 5,710 Patients With Various Cancer Types
A significant proportion of long-term cancer survivors in our sample reported unmet support needs (15% for professional care, 10% for peer support). Efforts should focus on improving access to affordable professional care, expanding peer support networks, providing personalized long-term follow-up care, and reducing stigma around seeking help, particularly within the context of the Dutch healthcare system.
Authors
- Floortje Mols (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0818-2913)
- Dagna Lek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0036-9487)
- Vivian Engelen
- Noortje van Willegen
Institutions
- Tilburg University (NL)
- Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centres (NL)
- Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psycho-Oncology
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.70407
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00