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Cancer Survivorship: New Directions in Research and Care
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Video Presentation
On April 4, 2008, Julia H. Rowland, PhD, of the National Cancer Institute, addressed ACCC's Annual National Meeting on "Cancer Survivorship: New Directions in Research and Care." Here, she explores comprehensive survivorship care, what cancer survivors want, clinical implications, and more.
The majority of individuals successfully treated for cancer report adequate to good health-related quality of life following treatment — Resilience! But, being disease free, does NOT mean you are free of your disease. Cancer can affect all aspects of a person’s life. 
Julia H. Rowland, PhD
Director, National Cancer Institute's Office of Cancer Survivorship
VIDEO PRESENTATION:
- Why the Interest in Survivorship?
- Who are Our Survivors?
- The Consequences: Demanding Better Healthcare
- What is the Cancer Survivorship Research Telling Us?
- What Survivors Are Telling Us? How Can I Live Longer?
- What Does the Future Hold? Priority Areas
- Recommendations and Clinical Implications
- Adult Survivorship Centers: Common Components of Care
- Implications for Clinical Care
- Guidelines for Long-Term Follow-up
- Challenges for the Future
POWERPOINT SLIDES (PDF 2,04 MB)
Lu Anne Bankert, Senior Director, Programs and MeetingsPhone 301.984.9496, ext. 219, Email labankert@accc-cancer.org
