Although they are critical to models of coordinated care, the relationship and communication
between primary care providers (PCPs) and cancer specialists throughout the cancer …

Purpose The purpose of the present study is to explore the role of the general practitioners,
family physicians and primary care physicians (GP) in the provision of follow-up cancer care …

Background The growing number of cancer survivors combined with a looming shortage of
oncology specialists will require greater coordination of post-treatment care responsibilities …

METHODS In 2009, the National Cancer Institute and American Cancer Society conducted a
nationally-representative survey of PCPs (n= 1014) and medical oncologists (n …

Purpose Prevailing wisdom suggests that implementation of a survivorship care plan (SCP)
will address deficits in survivorship care planning and delivery for cancer patients. Here, we …

Purpose New strategies for delivering cancer follow-up care are needed. We surveyed
primary care providers (PCPs) and oncologists to assess how physician attitudes toward …

Purpose High-quality, well-coordinated cancer survivorship care is needed yet barriers
remain owing to fragmentation in the United States health care system. This article is a …

Modern cancer treatments have improved survival rates and changed the nature of cancer
care. The acute and long-term physical and psychosocial comorbidities associated with …

Survivors of childhood cancer are at risk of long-term adverse effects and late effects of the
disease and/or its treatment. In response to national recommendations to improve evidence …

Purpose The number of cancer survivors is increasing, and patients with cancer often
experience long-lasting consequences of cancer and its treatment. Because of the variety of …