Life after cancer treatment is different. So are the health needs.
Only 36% of patients receive a survivorship care plan, leaving many without coordinated follow-up for long-term side effects and recurrence risks.
- About 18.6 million cancer survivors in the United States often struggle to receive coordinated follow-up care after treatment ends, leaving patients vulnerable to serious health complications.
- A communication gap between oncologists and primary care providers persists, with 58% of patients reporting their doctors stated ongoing care was no longer needed.
- Cancer survivors have a 47% higher rate of cardiovascular disease than the general population, plus elevated risks of pain, insomnia, and recurrent cancers that may emerge decades later.
- At the Cleveland Clinic, chief Alex Adjei works to integrate primary care with oncology, calling failure to hand off patients to trained clinicians a 'disservice.'
- Advocacy group Cancer Nation is pushing Congress to pass the Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act and Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act, requiring Medicare to fund survivorship plans.
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Life after cancer treatment is different. So are the health needs. - Stateline Publications
Life after cancer treatment is different. So are the health needs.Nearly 10 years after Kara Kenan of North Carolina finished treatment for advanced breast cancer, her routine bloodwork revealed an increased level of an enzyme called alkaline phosphatase. Kenan’s primary care doctor didn’t think that was important, so he ordered no further tests.But Kenan, who directs marketing for the advocacy group Cancer Nation, knew better: That anomalous bl…
Life after cancer treatment is different. So are the health needs. - Hillsboro Sentry Enterprise
Life after cancer treatment is different. So are the health needs.Nearly 10 years after Kara Kenan of North Carolina finished treatment for advanced breast cancer, her routine bloodwork revealed an increased level of an enzyme called alkaline phosphatase. Kenan’s primary care doctor didn’t think that was important, so he ordered no further tests.But Kenan, who directs marketing for the advocacy group Cancer Nation, knew better: That anomalous bl…
Life after cancer treatment is different. So are the health needs. - The Mexico Ledger
Life after cancer treatment is different. So are the health needs.Nearly 10 years after Kara Kenan of North Carolina finished treatment for advanced breast cancer, her routine bloodwork revealed an increased level of an enzyme called alkaline phosphatase. Kenan’s primary care doctor didn’t think that was important, so he ordered no further tests.But Kenan, who directs marketing for the advocacy group Cancer Nation, knew better: That anomalous bl…
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