One of the key recommendations of the joint IOM and NRC book, From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition, is that patients completing their primary treatment for cancer be given a summary of their treatment and a comprehensive plan for follow-up. This book answers practical questions about how this "Survivorship Care Plan," including what exactly it should contain, who will be responsible for creating and discussing it, implementation strategies, and anticipated barriers and challenges.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Suvivorship Care Planning
3 Perspectives on Suvivorship Care Planning
4 Resources for Completing the Care Plan
5 Pilot Tests and Assessment of Their Impact
6 Wrap-up Session
Appendix A Workshop Agenda
Appendix B Participant Names and Affiliations
Appendix C Excerpt: From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition
Appendix D Commissioned Background Papers
Appendix E Template for "Cancer Survivorship Care Plan" Tested in IOM Focus Groups and Interviews
Appendix F Treatment Summary Forms Developed by the Children’s Oncology Group (COG)
Appendix G Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterTreatment Summary and Follow-Up Plan