Survivorship
November 2011 Vol 2, No 6 | November 17, 2011
The path to a survivorship program includes key elements to ensure a successful and sustainable program. At Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) we implemented these fundamentals in the development of our breast survivorship program.
November 2011 Vol 2, No 6 | November 17, 2011
Opinions are varied regarding how “survivorship” should be defined by patients and oncology specialists.
May 2011 Vol 2, No 3 | September 8, 2011
In March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the “Cancer Survivors— United States, 2007” report.
Sharon Olsen, PhD, RN, AOCN, Deborah Stewart, BSN, RN, CBCN, BPNC-IC, Mary Paterno, MSN, RN, Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG
July 2011 Vol 2, No 4 | September 8, 2011
Breast cancer accounts for 1 in every 3 cancers diagnosed in American women today. About 155,000 women are living with metastatic breast cancer in the United States, and this number is expected to increase to 162,000 in 2011.
July 2011 Vol 2, No 4 | September 8, 2011
Cancer survivors are living longer and, with more than one-third of the American population experiencing a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime, it is critical to focus attention on the long-term needs of survivors.
July 2011 Vol 2, No 4 | September 8, 2011
Outcomes from the roundtable held in conjunction with the George Washington Cancer Institute Cancer Survivorship Research and Health Disparities Symposium have far-reaching implications that will impact clinical practice and how we, as clinicians, address cancer survivorship care in the future.
July 2011 Vol 2, No 4 | September 8, 2011
Patients coping with the stresses of cancer can
experience depressive symptoms, with an estimated
22% to 29% of newly diagnosed patients
experiencing major depressive disorder (MDD; Raison
CL, Miller AH. Biol Psychiatry. 2003;54:283-294).
July 2011 Vol 2, No 4 | September 8, 2011
Most studies on survivorship and employment have focused on older patients, have not followed patients more than 2 years after diagnosis, or have been limited to one disease site. To extend knowledge on work patterns of survivors, Moran and colleagues studied prime-age (28-54 years) male and female survivors of all types of cancers.
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