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The Science of Survivorship from a Personal Perspective

OCS Hosts Cancer Survivorship Research Conference

Survivorship Spectrum
Childhood Cancer Survivors Research

Promoting Health and Well-Being after Cancer

Cancer Affects Daily Life and Well-Being

Caregivers of Cancer Patients Are Also Survivors

Among Survivors, Cancer Sometimes Returns

Important Cancer Survivorship Events

A Conversation with
Dr. Julia Rowland


Survivorship Resources
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NCI Fact Sheets and Tips

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Steve Friedman, 11-year survivor; Judy Kuan, 8-year survivor; Dr. Blossom Patterson, 7-year survivor; Nicole Vennell Roberts, 2-year survivor
Survivorship Resources
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National Organizations   
NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship
301-402-2964
http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/ocs/
NCI Cancer Information Service
800-4-CANCER
http://cis.nci.nih.gov/index.html
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
877-622-7937
http://www.canceradvocacy.org/
American Cancer Society
800-ACS-2345
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/
home/index.asp
CancerCare
800-813-HOPE
http://www.cancercare.org
Oncology Nursing Society
866-257-4667
http://cancersymptoms.org
Lance Armstrong Foundation
866-235-7205
http://www.livestrong.org
Many others listed at: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/
factsheet/support/organizations/
Reports Back to Top  
Summary of Cancer Prevalence and Survivorship Issues: Analyses of the 1992 National Health Interview Survey (JNCI, 1999) http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/
ocs/1992.html
Ensuring Quality Cancer Care, 1999 (IOM, 1999) http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/
ocs/ensure.html
Improving Palliative Care for Cancer (IOM, 2001) http://www.nap.edu/
catalog/10149.html
NIH State-of-the-Science Conference on Symptom Management in Cancer: Pain, Depression, and Fatigue (NIH, 2002) http://consensus.nih.gov/2002/
Childhood Cancer Survivorship: Improving Care and Quality of Life (IOM, 2003) http://iom.edu/?id=31511
A National Action Plan for Cancer Survivorship: Advancing Public Health Strategies (CDC and LAF, 2004) http://consensus.nih.gov/
ta/022/022_intro.htm
From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition (IOM, 2005) http://www.iom.edu/
?ID=30869
Living Beyond Cancer: Finding a New Balance (PCP, 2004) http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/
advisory/pcp/pcp03-04rpt/
Survivorship.pdf
Assessing Progress, Advancing Change (PCP, 2006) http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/
ADVISORY/pcp/pcp06rpt/
pcp06rpt.pdf
Cancer Epidemiology in Older Adolescents and Young Adults 15 to 29 Years of Age (SEER Monograph, 2006) http://seer.cancer.gov/
publications/aya/
Cancer Follow-up Care Guidelines Back to Top  
Follow-up Care: Questions and Answers http://www.cancer.gov/
cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/
followup
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) http://www.asco.org/
Children's Oncology Group Childhood Cancer Survivor Long-Term Follow-Up Guidelines http://www.childrensoncology
group.org/disc/LE/default.htm
M. D. Anderson Comprehensive Cancer Center http://www.mdanderson.org/
departments/lacc/dIndex.cfm?
pn=7049AA7E-FC5A-11D4-
810400508B603A14
National Comprehensive Cancer Networks (NCCN) http://www.nccn.org/
NCI Fact Sheets and Tips Back to Top  
Facing Forward Series http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_
information/doc_img.aspx?
viewid=cc93a843-6fc0-409e-8798-
5c65afc172fe
En Español: Siga adelante: la vida después del tratamiento del cáncer http://cancer.gov/espanol/
vida-despues-del-tratamiento
Coping with Cancer http://www.cancer.gov/
cancertopics/coping/
Clinic and Long-Term Care Referrals Back to Top  
Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR)/Pediatric Oncology Resource Center http://www.acor.org/ped-onc/
treatment/surclinics.html
Lance Armstrong Foundation LIVESTRONG Survivorship Center of Excellence Network http://www.livestrong.org/
site/c.jvKZLbMRIsG/b.739087/
k.2142/Survivorship_Centers.htm
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship http://www.canceradvocacy.org/
resources/guide/resources
.aspx?tID=573

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