OBJECTIVES: To review emerging strategies to improve upon the coordination of care for cancer survivors through the adoption and promotion of cancer treatment summaries and survivorship care plans. Special attention is focused on the needs of childhood cancer survivors. DATA SOURCES: Reports from the Institute of Medicine and the President's Cancer Panel, and work being performed by several professional societies. CONCLUSION: Cancer care is poorly coordinated during and after treatment. The growing number of cancer survivors demands innovative strategies to improve the quality and coordination of post-cancer patient care. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Nurses play an important role in the implementation and delivery of treatment summaries and survivorship care plans. Incorporation of cancer prevention and health promotion counseling is a natural activity for nurses as the health care system focuses on improving care for cancer survivors.
OBJECTIVES: To review emerging strategies to improve upon the coordination of care for cancer survivors through the adoption and promotion of cancer treatment summaries and survivorship care plans. Special attention is focused on the needs of childhood cancer survivors. DATA SOURCES: Reports from the Institute of Medicine and the President's Cancer Panel, and work being performed by several professional societies. CONCLUSION:Cancer care is poorly coordinated during and after treatment. The growing number of cancer survivors demands innovative strategies to improve the quality and coordination of post-cancerpatient care. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Nurses play an important role in the implementation and delivery of treatment summaries and survivorship care plans. Incorporation of cancer prevention and health promotion counseling is a natural activity for nurses as the health care system focuses on improving care for cancer survivors.
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