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In recognizing Cancer Immunotherapy Month and National Cancer Survivors Day (June 5), ACCC is highlighting the resources it has created to assist the multidisciplinary team in creating and adapting survivorship care plans to meet these patients’ unique needs and support toxicity management for better outcomes.

While immuno-oncology (IO) therapies have heralded significant advancements in cancer care, there are still many unknowns when it comes to the long-term side effects of these relatively new agents. Since ambulatory care typically involves long-term chronic disease management, these unknowns can often translate to management uncertainty.

The positive impacts of IO therapy are remarkable, the era of IO has also ushered in new challenges. The efficacy of IO has led to a growing population of patients living with and beyond cancer. This has challenged original concepts of survivorship care, starting with the very definition of “survivorship.”

By Diane Mapes For the immunocompromised and those with disease, social distancing and uncertainty are a way of life. Daily walks, gratitude, and dancing help. You’re washing your hands like crazy. Staying six feet away from people with the sniffles. You don’t know if it’s safe to hug your friends or family, or go to work, or what. You don’t even know if you’ll be alive in a year. It’s scary. …

As the oncology community’s understanding and knowledge of cancer continues to deepen, so too does awareness of the diverse concerns and needs of the nation’s growing population of cancer survivors. Fifteen years ago, with the release of the National Academy of Medicine’s consensus report, From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition, cancer care providers were challenged to respond …

ACCC’s Immuno-Oncology Institute has developed the Survivorship Care Plans for Patients Receiving Immunotherapy as a resource for cancer programs and practices. and describes processes for developing survivorship care plans (SCPs) for patients treated with immunotherapy, effective practices in SCP design, and considerations for SCP delivery for this patient population.

Survivorship programs are a crucial element of comprehensive cancer care centers. Without them, patients who have finished treatment may have to face unexpected physical and psychological limitations without professional support. This series of posts on innovations in survivorship care features ACCC member institutions that have developed new, innovative programs to benefit the well-being of cancer …

Change. Challenges. Costs. Care Coordination. For the oncology community, these are constants. ACCC’s new podcast, CANCER BUZZ, brings fresh perspectives and insights to emerging issues and approaches to quality care delivery across care settings. In each episode, CANCER BUZZ engages with thought leaders involved in improving cancer care in today’s environment of change. Listen to conversations with …

In order to explore experiences and needs concerning cancer survivorship from both the provider and the patient perspectives, ACCC and NCCS partnered to field two online surveys to oncology providers and cancer survivors, respectively.