Trends and advances in cancer survivorship research: challenge and opportunity

Breast, Colorectal and Prostate Cancer Screening for Cancer Survivors and Non-Cancer Patients in Community Practices

“…[4][5][6][7] While the self-reported rates of screening were fairly high, it is important to note that the potential for recurrence, as well as the development of secondary malignancies necessitate even more vigilant cancer screening efforts in survivor populations than among general patients. 1,[16][17][18][19] Therefore, the lower documented rates in the medical records are concerning. Interestingly, regardless of screening type and survivorship status, patients were more likely to self-report receipt of screening than their PCCs documented in their charts.…”

Reconceptualizing Cancer Survivorship Through Veterans’ Lived Experiences

“…treatment protocols have the potential to cause significant late and long-term side effects that continually affect patients psychologically, functionally, and socially for years after the cessation of active treatment (Aziz & Rowland, 2003;Institute of Medicine, 2005). The recurrence of primary cancer, development of new cancers or diseases, and the onset of chronic pain, depression, and fear of recurrence are just a few of the many complications that have the potential to affect the lives of survivors, and those closest to them (Institute of Medicine, 2005).…”

“…For example, patients may need mental health interventions to help them cope with fears that their cancer may someday return (Herschbach et al, 2010;Humphris & Ozakinci, 2008) or psychoeducational interventions to learn skills to manage fatigue (Stanton et al, 2005) and changes to one's sexual health (Brotto et al, 2008). Survivorship research emerged to better articulate this experience and offer appropriate care to meet patients' individual needs (Aziz & Rowland, 2003). However, there remain ongoing debates concerning how to accurately conceptualize cancer survival (Bell & Ristovski-Slijepcevic, 2013;Feuerstein, 2007;Khan et al, 2012).…”

Introduction: Resilience of cancer survivors across the lifespan

“…Cancer has the capacity to touch all aspects of an individual's health: physical, functional, psychological/cognitive, social, economic, and spiritual. 3 In talking with and listening to the accounts of hundreds of cancer survivors, researchers also learned that despite experiencing catastrophic events at times, many cancer survivors manifest remarkable resilience in the face of illness. It was in recognition of this new focus in survivorship research that the NCI and ACS planning committee members chose "Resilience Across the Lifespan" as the theme for their first co-sponsored Biennial Cancer Survivorship Research Conference.…”