Since the release of the Institute of Medicine report: From cancer patient to cancer survivor:
lost in transition, in 2005, there has been a national call in the USA to provide coordinated …

Attention to survivors of adult cancers formally began more than 30 years ago with the
founding of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship by representatives from 20 …

Background: Cancer survivors are a growing population, due in large part to the aging of the
baby boomer generation and the related “silver tsunami” facing the US health care system …

BACKGROUND The American Cancer Society (ACS), the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the North American Association …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Prostate cancer survivors approach 2.8 million in
number and represent 1 in 5 of all cancer survivors in the United States. While guidelines …

Introduction: This article, derived from a Technical Brief prepared for the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, presents an overview on current models of care for …

In 2006, the Institute of Medicine recommended that cancer survivors who are completing
primary treatment receive a survivorship care plan (SCP) based on face validity. The state of …

Purpose To care for the growing population of cancer survivors, health services worldwide
must reconsider how to deliver care to people living with and beyond a cancer diagnosis …

Cancer survivors face substantial risks for morbidity, reduced quality of life, and premature
mortality related to the cancer itself and/or the interventions undertaken to control cancer …

Meeting the psychosocial needs of patients with cancer has been recognised as a priority
within oncology care for several decades. Many approaches that address these needs have …