Implementing Cancer Survivorship Care Planning: Workshop Summary

Implementing Cancer Survivorship Care Planning: Workshop Summary
ISBN-10
0309103185
ISBN-13
9780309103183
Category
Medical
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2007-01-14
Publisher
National Academies Press
Authors
Institute of Medicine, The Lance Armstrong Foundation, The National Cancer Institute

Description

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 cancer be given a summary of their treatment and a comprehensive plan for follow-up. This book answers practical questions about how this "Survivorship Care Plan," including what exactly it should contain, who will be responsible for creating and discussing it, implementation strategies, and anticipated barriers and challenges.

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