BookStefan Rauh, editor.
Summary: This book is a valuable source for oncologists and all other physicians dealing with cancer survivors. It provides detailed information on the evidence-based benefits and forms of intervention, with contributions by a highly prestigious and well recognized panel of experts. Chapters deal with all features of survivorship outlining the role of the oncologist and other caregivers and discusses survivorship care in different countries and different settings. The book addresses new challenges and complex issues broader than medical issues faced by patients who are cured highlighting that cancer is no longer a death sentence. It provides evidence-based management guidance and addresses issues such as symptom management, palliative care, screening for recurrence, rehabilitation, fertility issues among others. This is an indispensable resource for oncologists, oncology nurses and other professionals dealing with cancer patients as well as patient advocacy groups and cancer leagues.
Contents:
Intro
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Contents
1: Definition of Survivorship Care
Definition of Survivorship Care
Evolution of Term in Pubmed
Brief History
Definitions
Seasons of Survival Revisited
Categories of Patients with and Survivors of Cancer Category Description
Shades of Survivorship Describes Three Categories
ESMO and European Cancer Patient Coalition Categories of Cancer Survivors (Who Are all Post-Treatment)
Evidence-Based Survivorship Care Interventions
Survivorship Care Plan
Oncologist Versus Primary Care Provider Models of Cancer Survivorship Health Care
Quality of Cancer Survivorship Care Framework
Cancer and its Treatment
General Health Care and Prevention
Health Care Delivery
Evidence Gaps and Research Priorities
Surveillance for Recurrence and New Cancers
Management of Long-Term and Late Physical Effects
Management of Long-Term and Late Psychosocial Effects
Health Promotion
Care Coordination
Financial Hardship
Cross-Cutting Needs
Conclusion
References
2: Goals of Survivorship Care
Cancer Survivorship Care
Domains of Cancer Survivorship Care Cancer Survivorship Care Plan and Rehabilitation Targets
Cancer Survivorship Care Plan
Rehabilitation Targets
The Different Needs for Survivorship Care
The Impact of National Disparities on Survivorship Care
The Cancer Stigma and Cancer Advocacy
Concluding Remarks
References
3: "There is Life after Cancer": The Medical, Psychological, Social and Financial Challenges of Cancer Survivors at the End of the Active Treatment
Introduction
Life after Cancer and the Notion of the Quality of Life
Improving the Medical Dimension of Survivorship Care The Psychological aspects of Survivorship Cancer Care
The Impacts of Cancer in the Socioeconomic Lives of Cancer Survivors
Return to Work after Cancer
Access to Financial Instruments and the Right to Be Forgotten
Conclusion
References
4: Follow-Up and Long-Term Follow-Up of Cancer Patients: Who is in Charge, why, when, and how...: Introduction: The Evolution from "Surveillance" to "Survivorship Care"
References
5: Models of Long-Term Follow-up for Cancer Patients: From Children to Adults, from Simple to Multi-Modal
References 6: Who Should Be in Charge of Survivorship Care?
What Does Survivorship Care Mean?
Who Fares Better?-Perceptions of Oncologists, Primary Care Physicians, and Patients
Medical Oncologists' Perception of FU
Primary Care Providers'(PCPs') Perception of FU
Patients' Perception of FU
Who Fares Better? Evidence
Survival Benefit According to the Chosen FU Model
Progression Free Survival and Early Detection of Recurrence
Other Endpoints
Current/Existing Models of Survivorship Care
Shared Models
Shared Models with Risk-Stratified Individualized Survivorship Follow-Up