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ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2026

Beyond the Wound: Cancer Education for Psychological Recovery After Extremity Sarcoma Surgery.

Ariyachart Kalawa, Passakorn Ongarj, Ratchadaporn Ungcharoen

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Article in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ariyachart KalawaDoctor of Public Health Program, Faculty of Public Health, Kasetsart University Chalermphrakiat Sakon Nakhon Province Campus, Sakon Nakhon, 47000, Thailand. ariya.er@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-1725-146X
Passakorn OngarjFaculty of Public Health, Kasetsart University Chalermphrakiat Sakon, Nakhon Province Campus, Sakon Nakhon, 47000, Thailand.
Ratchadaporn UngcharoenFaculty of Public Health, Kasetsart University Chalermphrakiat Sakon, Nakhon Province Campus, Sakon Nakhon, 47000, Thailand.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recovery after extremity sarcoma surgery is customarily judged by the visible evidence of healing. Yet for patients whose tumor involved an arm or a leg, recovery is also a psychological process of adapting to altered function, dependence, changed appearance, and continuing uncertainty. This reflection argues that cancer education may prepare patients thoroughly for the physical trajectory of healing while leaving the emotional trajectory less explicitly addressed, and that screening identifies depressive symptoms without helping patients understand what those symptoms may mean for their recovery. We propose psychological recovery literacy as a longitudinal educational goal that helps patients and families understand emotional change, recognize when support may be needed, and know where to seek it. A healed wound should not be mistaken for a recovered person.

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Cancer educationDepressionExtremity sarcoma surgeryLimb-salvage surgeryPsychological recoveryRehabilitation

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