Breast cancer survivors account for 23% of the more than 10 million cancer survivors in the
United States today. The treatments for breast cancer are complex and extend over a long …

Purpose An Institute of Medicine report recommends that patients with cancer receive a
survivorship care plan (SCP). The trial objective was to determine if an SCP for breast …

The recent Institute of Medicine report “From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in
Transition” recommended the creation of survivorship care plans for patients as they …

The growing number of cancer survivors challenges healthcare organizations to develop
programs that support survivors' transition from active treatments to survivorship care. Many …

The seminal report from the Institute of Medicine,“From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor:
Lost in Transition,” identified four essential components of survivorship care and …

Purpose Prevailing wisdom suggests that implementation of a survivorship care plan (SCP)
will address deficits in survivorship care planning and delivery for cancer patients. Here, we …

One of the key recommendations of the joint IOM and NRC book, From Cancer Patient to
Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition, is that patients completing their primary treatment for …

Most individuals diagnosed with breast cancer will experience long-term survival. Following
initial active treatment for breast cancer, survivors may experience a variety of medical …

Purpose/Objectives: To discuss the history of cancer survivorship, related quality-of-life
issues, and cancer survivorship care plans (CSCPs). Data Sources: CINAHL®, PubMed …

In October 2019, the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer (CoC) standard
4.8 was released. With feedback from the American Cancer Society, the ASCO Cancer …