Survivorship Clinical Resource Area - Additional Resources

ACS: The Cancer Survivors Network
This site is for cancer survivors, families and friends and allows for sharing of experience, strength, and hope. It is completely non-commercial and provides a private, secure way to find and communicate with others who share your interests and experiences.

AJN State of the Science on Cancer Survivorship
AJN State of the Science on Cancer Survivorship: Click here for the report from the invitational symposium, The State of the Science on Nursing Approaches to Managing Late and Long-Term Sequelae of Cancer and Cancer Treatment. The goals of the symposium were to develop research priorities and recommendations for clinical care, education, and policy related to nursing care for survivors of cancer who complete initial treatment during adulthood and continue to live with the potential or actual sequelae of their cancer, its treatment, or both. This executive summary reports the results of consensus building during and after the symposium.

CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) developed A National Action Plan for Cancer Survivorship: Advancing Public Health Strategies to address the issues faced by the growing number of cancer survivors living with, through, and beyond cancer. The National Action Plan identifies and prioritizes cancer survivorship needs and proposes strategies for addressing those needs

Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies Report Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs
In this IOM report, the most common psychosocial problems are reviewed and ten action items to ensure standards are outlined.

Living Beyond Breast Cancer
Living Beyond Breast Cancer, founded in 1991, is a national nonprofit education and support organization dedicated to empowering all women affected by breast cancer to live as long as possible with the best quality of life.

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship is the oldest survivor-led cancer advocacy organization in the country and a highly respected authentic voice at the federal level, advocating for quality cancer care for all Americans and empowering cancer survivors.

NCI: Office of Cancer Survivorship
The Office of Cancer Survivorship (OCS) was established in 1996 by the National Cancer Institute in recognition of the large number of individuals now surviving cancer for long periods of time. The OCS is dedicated to enhancing the length and quality of life of the estimated 9.8 million cancer survivors in the United States1 and addressing their unique and poorly understood needs.

Nurse Competence in Aging
GeroNurseOnline is a comprehensive website providing current best practice information on care of older adults.

Survivor Alert
SURVIVOR ALERT is part of ongoing efforts nationally to educate adolescent and young adult cancer survivors about these important issues and motivate them to take charge of their health.

The Wellness Community
The mission of The Wellness Community is to help people with cancer fight for their recovery by providing free psychological and emotional support as an adjunct to conventional medical treatment.