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Cancer Survivorship Programs and Resources
ACCC members have invested great energy, time, resources, and expertise into building multidisciplinary programs that address cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Model programs at ACCC-member institutions are transforming survivorship services in communities nationwide. 
Christian Downs, JD, MHA
ACCC Executive Director
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."
ACCC Comprehensive Survivorship Services
A practical guide for community cancer centers
New from ACCC! This collection of practical tools and articles—model programs, survivorship care templates, and more—is designed to help your cancer program build, strengthen, and expand comprehensive survivorship services.
Lu Anne Bankert, Senior Director, Programs and MeetingsPhone 301.984.9496, ext. 219, Email labankert@accc-cancer.org
