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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 …
Poor executive function, attention and concentration deficits, and impairment to short term memory are a few of the symptoms of cancer-related cognitive impairment that can impact patients during- and post-treatment. Find out how patients present these symptoms and how assessment and screening can help early interventions.
One VA Center improved patient education by developing an online resource for veterans with cancer. Although several barriers emerged during this quality improvement process, the VA Center was able to meet its patients needs and decrease their anxiety.
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 …
Creating and maintaining a survivorship care plan is a complex process, but it is essential to creating a survivorship compliance report that informs clinical and management team decision-making.
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD, RD, first heard about the Master Gardener Program while on faculty at Duke University. The school was participating in the Black Churches United for Better Health Project, which aimed to increased fruit and vegetable consumption among rural African Americans in North Carolina. To accomplish this, the project paired participants with Master Gardeners who guided them in …
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 …
Though the importance of post-cancer care is widely acknowledged, cancer programs and practices continue to struggle with the optimal approach for conducting dedicated survivorship visits. As a result, many patients still go without survivorship care. Telemedicine—which has increased access to care in numerous specialties—may offer one solution to these challenges
This article outlines the process for designing and implementing a yoga therapy program for patients with cancer.
In this article we describe how ArtsCare delivers services aimed at improving the experiences of all those who have been affected by cancer.
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.
A recent ACCC survey of its membership asked cancer practices and programs how often they assessed the unique needs of their older adult patients. Nearly half reported having limited familiarity with current geriatric assessment tools. Seventy-four percent said they do not use screening tools to identify older adult patients with additional needs. Given that experts predict that by 2030, 70 percent …
The manner in which people with cancer deal with their experiences as patients is as varied as the number of patients there are. While one person may feel comforted by long, quiet walks in the woods, another may find strength by skydiving or rock climbing. After receiving his cancer diagnosis, Christian “Patch” Patchell found a much-needed outlet in his art. The antics of Patchell’s cartoon monsters …
In medicine, as in other professions, we have become accustomed to the refrain that we live in “an aging society.” The massive demographic shift in age occurring in the U.S. and other countries worldwide is beginning to affect healthcare delivery and specialization in countless ways. Oncologists are seeing the impact of this shift in the age of the patients they treat and their specific medical and …
Since the 2005 publication of From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition by the Institute of Medicine (now the National Academy of Medicine), the healthcare community has become more aware of the needs of cancer survivors and responded by developing survivorship services and programs.
Exercise has been demonstrated to alleviate the effects of cancer-related fatigue, but patients with cancer may not understand the true scope of its benefits. Mount Sinai Downtown Cancer Centers created a quality improvement (QI) initiative to provide psycho-education on exercise during initial radiation treatments and throughout treatments.
The complexity of head and neck cancer management demands greater attention in order to provide high-quality care. UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center developed a well-defined care pathway to enable predictability and consistency in both care delivery and cost.
Dermatologic adverse events can have a profound impact on the physical, emotional, financial, and psychosocial health of cancer patients. Discover how the emerging collaborative subspecialty of supportive oncodermatology aims to address cancer-related dermatologic events.
The Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute implemented the Supportive Care of Oncology Patients (SCOOP) Program, which developed and implemented a clinical pathway that improved the patient experience and reduced the cost of care in selective curative cases.
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