rehabilitation
(re″hә-bil″ĭ-ta´shәn)
the process of restoring a person's ability to live and work as normally as possible after a disabling injury or illness.
It aims to help the patient achieve maximum possible physical and psychologic fitness and regain the ability to be independent.
cancer rehabilitation
a process by which individuals in their own environments are assisted to achieve optimal functioning within the limits imposed
by cancer.

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