Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 208-217, August 2008

Ensuring Quality Care for Cancer Survivors: Implementing the Survivorship Care Plan

  • Patricia A. Ganz

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Patricia A. Ganz, MD, UCLA-LIVESTRONG Survivorship Center of Excellence, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, 650 Charles Young Dr. South, Room A2-125 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6900
    • ,
  • Jacqueline Casillas
    • ,
  • Erin E. Hahn

Schools of Public Health and Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; the Division of Cancer Prevention & Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA; and the Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA

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.

Keywords: Quality of care, cancer survivor, care plan

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 Work related to this publication was supported in part by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, the Lance Armstrong Foundation, and an American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professorship (P.A.G.).

PII: S0749-2081(08)00033-8

doi:10.1016/j.soncn.2008.05.009

Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 208-217, August 2008

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