BACKGROUND Prostate cancer (PC) is the most common cancer in men. Due to improvements in medical care, the number of PC survivors is increasing. Current literature demonstrates survivors have significant unmet needs including psychosexual care. We assess patients psychosexual needs by systematic review of literature over the past 20 years up to May 2015 in order to see what issues need to be ad...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To uncover dimensions of nurses' professional experiences of cancer survivorship. DESIGN Interpretive, phenomenologic. SETTING Metropolitan area in the northeastern United States. SAMPLE 25 RNs diagnosed with cancer. Average age was 50 years, and 20 participants were less than five years from initial diagnosis. METHODS Interviews. Data were analyzed using the methodol...

tic aspect at an early stage after completion of cancer therapy. In addition to the psychological consequences of cancer, the focus is set on somatic disorders as long-term consequences of cancer treatment, such as cytotoxic-induced polyneuropathy, cognitive dysfunction, chronic fatigue, impairment of sexuality and fertility as well as cardiotoxicities. The authors point out in their contributi...

170 J Adv Pract Oncol AdvancedPractitioner.com A s cancer treatment continues to improve and our strategies to prevent and detect new cancers develop, the number of survivors will continue to grow. As statistics show, these patients will number over 11 million by 2020 (National Cancer Institute [NCI], 2011). As the population of cancer survivors continues to grow, awareness of available resourc...

Received February 28, 2005; accepted May 4, 2005. The transition from the period of diagnosis and medical treatment of cancer to survivorship (i.e., the reentry phase) is an understudied phase in the cancer trajectory. The objectives of this report were 1) to illustrate several adaptive tasks of the reentry phase, 2) to provide examples of research on factors that predict positive adjustment du...

Abstract Date Presented 04/21/2023 A cancer survivorship program of occupation-based group intervention is described, including the impact on participants’ levels distress, meaning and purpose, psychosocial illness. Primary Author Speaker: Heidi Nicole Kreis Additional Authors Speakers: Ayoola Ajani, Logan Leggett, Lynne Murphy

Colorectal cancer survivorship begins at diagnosis and continues throughout life. After diagnosis, survivors face the possibility of second cancers, long-term effects of cancer treatment, and comorbid conditions. Interventions that can provide primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention in this population are important. Physical activity has been shown to decrease colon cancer incidence and rec...

BACKGROUND Cancer survivors represent a growing population, heterogeneous in their need for medical care, psychosocial support, and practical assistance. To inform survivorship research and practice, this manuscript will describe the prevalent population of cancer survivors in terms of overall numbers and prevalence by cancer site and time since diagnosis. METHODS Incidence and survival data ...

Literature demonstrating the importance of social relationships for cancer survivorship is accumulating. Building on that literature, the term “Healing Ties” refers to the scientific and popular factors supporting the idea that relationships and community are essential for healing. However, difficulties arise in assessing the effect of social support for survivorship. The current paper reviews ...

Formal cancer survivorship care is a growing focus internationally. This article provides a broad overview of the national strategies currently in progress for the development of survivorship programs and care plans within the United States and across Europe. The different approaches taken in their implementation, staffing, and clinical focus are highlighted, with an emphasis on how they are in...