Population based cancer survivorship research::Experiences from Germany and the Netherlands

Research into the well-being of cancer survivors in the post-treatment phase can face the potential challenge of identifying and recruiting survivors. Population-based cancer registries can address this challenge. Through linkage with national and state cancer registries, Germany and the Netherlands have a long history of conducting population-based survivorship studies. The CAESAR study from Germany and the PROFILES registry from the Netherlands are examples of large and comprehensive population-based survivorship studies assessing the wellbeing of (long-term) cancer survivors. This paper bri... Mehr ...