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person is considered to be a survivor from the time of cancer diagnosis until
the end of life. There are almost 14.5 million cancer survivors alive in the US
today, and that number will grow to almost 19 million by 2024. Follow-up care
and psychosocial needs of cancer survivors are often unmet or inappropriately
addressed.
In 2006, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a milestone
comprehensive report, From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition.
Of the 10 recommendations regarding cancer survivorship by the IOM, the issues
receiving the utmost attention to date have been the provision of a summary of
diagnosis, treatment received (treatment summary), future follow-up care plans,
and healthy lifestyle recommendations. These recommendations mainly focused on
the majority of cancer survivors who have completed active cancer treatment. It
is estimated that there will be 3.4 million breast cancer survivors in 2015 in
the US, an increase from 2.8 million in 2014. Long-term survival rates after a
diagnosis of breast cancer are steadily rising. Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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