Survivorship Research News

Abstracts of Recent Survivorship Articles

Late Cardiac Effects of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Survivors Treated on Southwest Oncology Group Protocol s8897
Published March 2008 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology

Preventive Care for Colorectal Cancer Survivors: A 5-year Longitudinal Study
Published March 2008 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology

The Body Image and Relationships Scale: Development and Validation of a Measure of Body Image in Female Breast Cancer Survivors
Published March 2008 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology

Follow-up of Adult Cancer Survivors: New Paradigms for Survivorship Care Planning
Published April 2008 in Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Interdisciplinary Team to Tackle Fertility Issues in Cancer Survivors
Published April 2008 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Advocacy and Adolescent/Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Published May 2008 in Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Reports and Major Results in the Field

• From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor
  Lost in Transition: 2005 Report from the Institute of Medicine

• Living Beyond Cancer
  Finding a New Balance: 2004 Report from the President's Cancer Panel

• A National Action Plan for Cancer Survivorship
  Advancing Public Health Strategies from the Centers for Disease Control

• Childhood Cancer Survivorship
  Improving Care and Quality of Life from the Institute of Medicine

• Cancer Survivorship
  Today and Tomorrow: 2007 Report edited by Patricia Ganz