June 02, 2017
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Seven updates in cancer survivorship
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National Cancer Survivors Day, recognized annually on the first Sunday in June, provides free education and networking to hospitals, support groups and other cancer-related organizations to help improve the quality of life of cancer survivors.
“It is a celebration for those who have survived, an inspiration for those recently diagnosed, a gathering of support for families and an outreach to the community,” the National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation said on its website.
In conjunction with National Cancer Survivors Day — to be celebrated on June 4 — HemOnc Today presents seven updates in cancer survivorship care, risk-reducing practices and programs that may help your patients.
- Physicians’ implementation of recommended survivorship care improved after low-income breast cancer survivors received counseling and a tailored survivorship plan, according to a randomized controlled trial. Read more.
- Younger age at the time of a second primary malignant neoplasm diagnosis appeared linked to worse survival outcomes among cancer survivors, according to a retrospective study published in JAMA Oncology. Read more.
- Fewer than half of childhood cancer survivors receive recommended long-term follow-up care, according to findings of a study led by researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. HemOnc Today spoke with Denise A. Rokitka, MD, MPH, about the study findings, what the data mean for practice, and what can be done to improve long-term follow-up care for childhood cancer survivors. Read more.
- Although most melanoma survivors effectively limit their sun exposure, a considerable number practice less-than-optimal sun exposure behaviors, according to study results published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Read more.
- A commercially available online weight-loss program effectively helped young overweight breast and testicular cancer survivors achieve clinically significant weight loss, according to findings published in Obesity Science & Practice. Read more.
- Twelve percent of childhood cancer survivors harbored mutations that significantly increased their risk for developing subsequent neoplasms, according to a study presented at the American Association of Cancer Research Annual Meeting. Read more.
- Survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma — particularly those with a family history of cancer — faced an increased risk for developing a second cancer, according to findings published in Journal of Clinical Oncology. Read more.