For Health Care Professionals

This page provides numerous cancer-related resources for health care professionals. For information about cancer types, treatment, and clinical trials, as well as links to other NCI resources, please go to the NCI homepage.

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Guidelines

American Cancer Society’s Survivorship Care Guidelines

Find detailed recommendations about nutrition and physical activity, cancer testing, management of side effects, and coordination of care.

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Clinical Practice Follow-Up Guidelines

Learn about ASCO’s practice recommendations for specific areas of cancer.

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Get information about follow-up procedures used to monitor cancer survivors. Cancer Center guidelines are discussed for 15 different disease sites.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines for Survivorship

The NCCN survivorship guidelines focus on eight common impacts of cancer diagnosis and treatment, and include a sample assessment tool. NCCN is an alliance of 23 cancer centers around the country.

Long-Term Follow-Up Guidelines for Survivors of Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancers

The Children’s Oncology Group Long-Term Follow-Up Guidelines for Survivors of Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancers (COG LTFU Guidelines) are a resource for healthcare professionals who provide ongoing care to survivors of pediatric malignancies.

Additional Information

Additional information regarding guidelines for follow-up care

Helpful Resources

ASCO Treatment Summary and Survivorship Care Plan (PDF)

Access a revised survivorship care plan template, including treatment summary and follow-up care plan, to enhance communication and coordination of care for the survivor.

PDQ Cancer Information Summaries: Supportive Care

Find descriptions of the cause and treatment of common complications of cancer, such as pain and nausea/vomiting.

Coping with Cancer: Supportive and Palliative Care

Find answers to many commonly asked questions about supportive and palliative care.

Publications and Newsletters

News and Highlights

View recent cancer survivorship news.

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Research-Tested Intervention Programs

Search this database of cancer control interventions and program materials that provide easy and immediate access to research-tested materials.

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Championing Survivorship Science and Care Since 1996

This 2016 booklet, marking the 20^th anniversary of the Office of Cancer Survivorship, provides an overview of the creation of the office and its ongoing work to improve the lives of cancer survivors and their loved ones.

Facing Forward: Making a Difference in Cancer (August 2018 Update)

Designed for survivors, family members, and their friends, this booklet provides an overview of the potential benefits of involvement in activities that "give back" to the community, as well as the ways in which one can become involved in those activities.

Past Biennial Cancer Survivorship Research Conferences

The Biennial Cancer Survivorship Research Conference, which took place every two years from 2002 through 2016, brought together researchers, clinicians, cancer survivors, advocates, policy-makers, and public health experts to share and learn about the most up-to-date cancer survivorship research.

Cancer Survivorship Telephone Workshop Series

This free series, which took place annually from 2003 until 2012, offered cancer survivors, their families, friends, and health care professionals practical information to help them cope with concerns and issues that arise after treatment ends. The series was a collaboration among the National Cancer Institute, LIVESTRONG, CancerCare, the American Cancer Society, the Intercultural Cancer Council, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, and the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.

Last Updated

September 24, 2020

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