In 2006, the Institute of Medicine recommended that cancer survivors who are completing
primary treatment receive a survivorship care plan (SCP) based on face validity. The state of …

Background: Now more than ever, cancer patients want health information. Little has been
published to characterize the information needs and preferred sources of that information for …

The NCCN Guidelines for Survivorship provide screening, evaluation, and treatment
recommendations for consequences of cancer and cancer treatment to aid healthcare …

Purpose: To examine whether survivorship care planning (receipt of written treatment
summary or instructions for follow-up care) is associated with unmet needs among …

Abstract Objective The Institute of Medicine recommends cancer survivors completing
treatment be provided with a treatment summary to facilitate delivery of patient-centered …

Purpose The goal of our study was to better understand the importance of adult cancer
survivors (ACS) receiving Survivorship Care Plans (SCP) especially for their psychological …

Purpose As a treatment summary (TS) documents information for follow-up care, it is
believed to be an important communication tool for the patient, their GP, and other health …

Purpose Cancer survivors need follow-up care. Survivorship care plans (SCP), including
follow-up care instructions (FCI) and treatment summaries (TS), were designed to improve …

Objective Develop and evaluate a foundational oncology-specific standard for the
communication and coordination of care throughout the cancer journey, with early-stage …

Prior studies reveal gaps in cancer survivors' discussions with health care providers about
follow-up care and receipt of care plans; however, whether survivorship care planning may …