In 2008, an estimated 1.4 million people will be diagnosed with cancer in the United States (1). More than twothirds of these individuals will experience a ‘‘cure’’ due to improvements in early detection and treatment (2). Overall, the number of cancer survivors in the United States now exceeds 11.1 million (3) and increases f2% annually (4). The cancer survivorship experience also touches unto...

This statement provides a concise overview of the evidence on the benefits of staying active after a cancer diagnosis and the current guidelines for exercise prescription with this population.

As the field of survivorship research grows, the need for translation is imperative to expand new knowledge into arenas that directly impact survivors. This commentary seeks to encourage research focused on dissemination and translation of survivorship interventions and programs, including practice-based research. We overview diffusion, dissemination and translation in the context of cancer sur...

This article describes the implementation and evaluation of a survivorship protocol for cancer survivors to improve knowledge about their disease and decrease anxiety. The study included a convenience sample of 30 cancer survivors at an outpatient community cancer center in the southeastern United States following completion of acute oncology treatment. One month after the survivorship protocol...

BACKGROUND Patients with cancer are living longer with their disease and have improved survival rates because of early detection and more effective cancer treatments. Lifestyle modification and exercise improve clinical outcomes in breast cancer survivors. OBJECTIVES Exercise has important implications for the survivor and should be integrated into the aftercare trajectory of survivorship. ...

BACKGROUND Helping cancer survivors to transition from active treatment to long-term survivorship requires coordinated efforts by both oncologists and primary care physicians (PCPs). This study aims to evaluate cancer survivors' perspectives on PCP-delivered survivorship care. METHODS We conducted an Internet-based cross-sectional survey of cancer survivors via www.OncoLink.org . Regression a...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe the most current trends in quality-of-life (QOL) research in cervical cancer survivors and to discuss directions for future research. DATA SOURCES A literature search was conducted among five electronic databases using the terms cervical or cervix cancer, quality of life, survivors, survivorship, measurement, and instruments. Articles were published either in En...