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Stakeholders Report: The Cancer Survivors' Prescription for Living - April 2007

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Information for Survivors

March 2006 Supplement

In 2006 the Institute of Medicine issued a report, From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition, which recommends that every cancer patient receive an individualized survivorship care plan that includes guidelines for monitoring and maintaining their health. In response to that report and following the recommendations put forth at an AJN-sponsored conference in 2005 on nursing's role in survivorship, a national group of nursing, social work, and survivor organizations, and other key stakeholders met in November 2006, to develop a Master Plan for improving care for cancer survivors. They concluded that while many disciplines should collaborate in this initiative, the development of this “prescription for living” and its updating should begin with nurses. Five nurses wrote the article in the April 2007 issue that describes the Prescription for Living. To see the entire April issue go to www.nursingcenter.com/AJN.

The November stakeholder meeting was held in collaboration with the American Cancer Society, the Oncology Nursing Society and the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship. Partial funding was provided by the American Cancer Society and the Oncology Nursing Society.

Where's Your Prescription for Living?
Editorial by AJN editor-in-chief Diana Mason and palliative care expert Betty Ferrell challenges nurses to lead the way in improving care for cancer survivors.

Going Forward
A cancer survivor and an oncology nurse share their history of advocacy and their perspective on why nurses are crucial to survivorship care.

The Cancer Survivor's Prescription for Living
Five RNs from the stakeholders' meeting discuss the late and long-term effects of cancer treatment and offer a template for a survivor's wellness plan.
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Cancer Survivorship Resources
A list of additional resources described in the article.

Summary of November 2006, Key Stakeholder Meeting on Cancer Survivorship
Brief summary of the meeting that gave rise to the Prescription for Living plan.

Master Action Plan: Coming Together to Improve Care for Survivors of Adult Cancers
From the November 2006 stakeholder's meeting in Washington, DC.

The Stakeholders
A list of the stakeholders and their representatives.

2006 March Supplement: State of the Science on Nursing Approaches to Managing Late and Long-term Sequelae of Cancer and Cancer Treatment