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Survivorship Education for Quality Cancer Care
Oncology Issues, July/August 2007
Read about the NCI-supported survivorship education program for interdisciplinary healthcare teams underway at City of Hope Medical Center in California.
Survivorship Care in a Community Cancer Center
Oncology Issues, July/August 2007
Find out how the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center at Christiana Care in Delaware developed its three-part cancer survivorship program, which includes a survivorship multidisciplinary center.
The University of Colorado Cancer Center's Cancer Survivorship Program
Oncology Issues, July/August 2007
Learn how one NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center brings survivorship resources to its community affiliates.
A Model Cancer Wellness Program: Exercise and Art in Cancer Survivorship
Comprehensive Survivorship Services: A practical guide for community cancer centers
In 2002, Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire started its Cancer Wellness Program. Discover how this small community hospital has grown its services to include art and exercise.
The Strides to Strength Program
Oncology Issues, September/October 2007
Here is the story of a model cancer wellness and fatigue management program at a community hospital in North Carolina.
New Perspectives on Developing a Cost-effective, Holistic, Integrative Medicine Program
Oncology Issues, November/December 2007
Learn practical steps for successfully developing an integrative medicine program in the community hospital setting.
A Model Integrative Medicine Program
Oncology Issues, September/October 2005
The integrative medicine program at Mountain States Tumor Institute in Idaho started out as a small pilot project in 1999. Find out how the program has grown.
Partnering with Cancer Survivors
Oncology Issues, September/October 2007
Started in 1991, the Cancer Survivorship Network (CSN) at Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta is a vital partnership among cancer survivors, their families, professionals, and the community. Read more.
The Vertical Hour by Richard B. Reiling, MD, FACS
Oncology Issues, September/October 2007
That very precious time—just following the diagnosis of cancer or even after the various courses of treatment—presents a “vertical hour” in which the patient is both the most vulnerable and the most open to support and care. Read Dr. Reiling’s editorial.
ACCC 2008 Cancer Program Guidelines
Survivorship Services, Chapter 4, Section 16
ACCC's
"2008 Cancer Program Guidelines" features a new Survivorship Services section. The revised guidelines state that "an optimal comprehensive cancer program should make available information and programs specific to survivorship issues to cancer patients and their families."
Other Articles on Cancer Survivorship
US Cancer Survivors Grow to Almost 12 Million
The number of cancer survivors in the United States increased to 11.7 million in 2007, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). There were 3 million cancer survivors in 1971 and 9.8 million in 2001.
Of the 11.7 million people living with cancer in 2007, 7 million were ages 65 years or older. Among all survivors, 4.7 million received their diagnosis 10 or more years earlier.
New Computer-Based Tool Helps Survivors Move Forward After Cancer
Journey Forward’s Survivorship Care Plan Builder is designed to assist oncology professionals in creating custom Care Plans. The tool includes: 1) Easy-to-use forms that expedite the preparation of treatment summaries and follow-up care plans, 2) utilities such as a built-in regimen library, BSA, and BMI calculators, and various checklists, 3) the ability to customize Survivorship Care Plans with your logo, and 4) ability to expand Care Plans with information on symptoms to watch for, effects of treatment, and more.
Delivering Effective and Meaningful Survivorship Care
by Anita Chatigny and John S. Macdonald
A discussion of survivorship care delivery models, including support resources that are currently available. Plus, read how one cancer program is meeting the unique needs of pediatric cancer survivors.
A Profile of the M.D. Anderson Breast Cancer Survivor Clinic
by Amanda Patton
A part of M.D.Anderson's a survivorship intiative, this comprehensive model of survivorship care looks at risk stratification by both disease pathology and treatment to predict the resources that the survivor will need.
Survivorship Education for Quality Cancer Care: An Update
by Marcia Grant and Denice D. Economou
The fourth and final Survivorship Education for Quality Cancer Care course was completed in summer 2009 at the City of Hope in Duarte, Calif. Look at an analysis of goals and evaluation comparisons across all four courses.
Survivorship Education for Quality Cancer Care: Early Years
by Marcia Grant and Denice D. Economou
In 2006 the City of Hope, with funding from the National Cancer Institute, developed and initiated the Survivorship Education for Quality Cancer Care program with a goal of improving quality of care for cancer survivors. Read about the early years.
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