A presentation given at the Irish Cancer Society's Survivorship Research Day at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin on Thursday, September 20th, 2013.
Cancer Survivorship: longer term issues and the role of primary care - Prof Eila Watson (Oxford Brookes University).
2014 Cancer Survivorship Conference at Jefferson University Hospitalsjeffersonhospital
Jefferson's Cancer Survivorship Program will help you understand what it means to be a cancer survivor and what to expect from your cancer diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care. This Program is for current patients, cancer survivors and loved ones who have lived with a cancer diagnosis or have undergone cancer treatment at Jefferson.
Jefferson University Hospitals' April 2013 Cancer Survivorship Conference Pre...jeffersonhospital
At Jefferson University Hospitals' Cancer Survivorship Conference on April 12, 2013, Mary McCabe of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center gave the keynote address. Jefferson's new Survivorship platform includes biannual conferences featuring keynote speakers and several breakout sessions to give cancer patients, survivors and caregivers a better understanding of survivorship and what comes next after a cancer diagnosis. This is a free event open to all cancer patients and survivors. Learn more: http://www.jeffersonhospital.org/departments-and-services/kimmel-cancer-center/cancer-survivorship-program
2013 Cancer Survivorship Conference at Jefferson University Hospitalsjeffersonhospital
Jefferson's Cancer Survivorship Program will help you understand what it means to be a cancer survivor and what to expect from your cancer diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care. This Program is for current patients, cancer survivors and loved ones who have lived with a cancer diagnosis or have undergone cancer treatment at Jefferson.
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In this webinar:
Our presenter, Filomena Servidio, will be reviewing the results of CCSN’s National Prostate Cancer Survey based on the recently released Prostate Cancer Survey Report. Join us as we learn more about the prostate cancer journey, and the need to better inform and support prostate cancer patients and their caregivers in Canada.
View the video:
https://youtu.be/RHwIsZx6x4A
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Cancer Survivorship Care: Global Perspectives and Opportunities for Nurse-Le...Carevive
The 18th CNSA Annual Winter Congress, held Perth, Australia will featured On Q Health’s co-founder Dr. Carrie Stricker as a keynote speaker. The theme for this year’s edition is “Cancer Nursing: Expanding the Possibilities” and will focus on exploring the opportunities that exist in cancer nursing in 2015 and beyond.
2014 Cancer Survivorship Conference at Jefferson University Hospitalsjeffersonhospital
Jefferson's Cancer Survivorship Program will help you understand what it means to be a cancer survivor and what to expect from your cancer diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care. This Program is for current patients, cancer survivors and loved ones who have lived with a cancer diagnosis or have undergone cancer treatment at Jefferson.
Jefferson University Hospitals' April 2013 Cancer Survivorship Conference Pre...jeffersonhospital
At Jefferson University Hospitals' Cancer Survivorship Conference on April 12, 2013, Mary McCabe of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center gave the keynote address. Jefferson's new Survivorship platform includes biannual conferences featuring keynote speakers and several breakout sessions to give cancer patients, survivors and caregivers a better understanding of survivorship and what comes next after a cancer diagnosis. This is a free event open to all cancer patients and survivors. Learn more: http://www.jeffersonhospital.org/departments-and-services/kimmel-cancer-center/cancer-survivorship-program
2013 Cancer Survivorship Conference at Jefferson University Hospitalsjeffersonhospital
Jefferson's Cancer Survivorship Program will help you understand what it means to be a cancer survivor and what to expect from your cancer diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care. This Program is for current patients, cancer survivors and loved ones who have lived with a cancer diagnosis or have undergone cancer treatment at Jefferson.
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In this webinar:
Our presenter, Filomena Servidio, will be reviewing the results of CCSN’s National Prostate Cancer Survey based on the recently released Prostate Cancer Survey Report. Join us as we learn more about the prostate cancer journey, and the need to better inform and support prostate cancer patients and their caregivers in Canada.
View the video:
https://youtu.be/RHwIsZx6x4A
To learn more about CCSN, visit us at survivornet.ca
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Cancer Survivorship Care: Global Perspectives and Opportunities for Nurse-Le...Carevive
The 18th CNSA Annual Winter Congress, held Perth, Australia will featured On Q Health’s co-founder Dr. Carrie Stricker as a keynote speaker. The theme for this year’s edition is “Cancer Nursing: Expanding the Possibilities” and will focus on exploring the opportunities that exist in cancer nursing in 2015 and beyond.
Survivorship Care Plans in the U.S.: Current Status and Future ChallengesCarevive
On Q Health's Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Carrie Tompkins Stricker, gave a presentation on survivorship care plans in Tokyo, Japan during the 1st International Seminar on Cancer Nursing. The seminar theme was "The Role of Cancer Nursing in Improving Quality of Cancer Care: The Current Situation and Outlook for Developments 10 Years from Now".
Learn more about survivorship and On Q Health's Care Planning System™: http://bit.ly/onqcareplans
Survivorship Care and Care Plans: Transforming Challenges into OpportunitiesCarevive
Dr. Carrie Stricker attended last month's Arizona Cancer Survivorship Care Plan Summit in Phoenix Arizona. The summit was a joint effort between the Arizona Cancer Coalition , the Arizona Department of Health Services, and the Susan G. Komen® Central and Northern Arizona.
Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) Programs work in their community to promote healthy lifestyles and recommended cancer screening, educate people about cancer symptoms, increase access to quality cancer care, and enhance cancer survivors' quality of care. The Arizona Department of Health Services developed the Arizona Cancer Coalition for dedicated individuals, professionals, and cancer survivors to address the priorities outlined in the Arizona Cancer Control Plan. These priorities include prevent cancer, detect cancer early, elevate cancer treatment, galvanize quality of life/survivorship care networks, and catalyze research.
Susan G. Kamen® Central and Northern Arizona is one of 120 Affiliates around the world dedicated to combating breast cancer at every front. Its service area encompasses all of central and northern Arizona, including Apache, Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal and Yavapai counties. Through events like the Susan G. Kamen Phoenix Race for the Cure®, the Affiliate has invested more than $26.4 million in local breast health and breast cancer awareness projects in central and northern Arizona, and breast cancer research.
This summit served as a forum for clinicians, nurses, program planners, and public health professionals within Commission on Cancer (CoC) accredited hospitals to learn about survivorship care plans and address the implementation of standard 3.3 of CoC accreditation.
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The CanRehab Team brings together a large group of patients, researchers, and clinicians at four Canadian centres and includes three concurrent projects focused on improving access to effective, appropriate, and timely cancer rehabilitation (CanRehab Team).
The objectives of the presentation are: 1) to provide a background on cancer rehabilitation; 2) to introduce the CanRehab Team projects; and 3) to provide an overview of the team structure including a call for interest to the Patient Advisory Committee.
View the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/B2tcIsrw4WE
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In this webinar:
Dr. Krista Noonan is a medical oncologist specializing in thoracic and genitourinary malignancies at BC Cancer, Surrey Centre. Her research interests focus on thoracic and genitourinary malignancies and health services research. On Thursday, February 27, join Dr. Noonan as she: - Reviews the advancements in systemic therapy in lung cancer over the past decade - Highlights how the advancements in systemic therapy have dramatically improved quality of life and length of life.
View the video: https://youtu.be/3DaUwQ8ab44
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Putting it all together: Personalized care for cancer survivors Carevive
Presentation made by Dr. Carrie Stricker at
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 56th Annual Meeting.
Objectives:
Identify barriers to the delivery of quality care for post-treatment cancer survivors
Identify at least two strategies to overcome these barriers
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In this webinar:
Join Alies, a patient partner, and Ambreen, a patient-oriented researcher, as they explore ways to listen and learn from seldom heard patient populations. Both speakers share their experiences in the world of patient engagement, discuss the need to include patient-identified priorities in the delivery of healthcare and reflect on the current structure of patient partnerships which can be exclusionary. As a way forward, Alies and Ambreen introduce Equity-Mobilizing Partnerships in Community (EMPaCT) as an approach which strives to centre diverse patient voices, create a culture of listening and learning from the experiences of patient partners and develop a learning healthcare system ecosystem which is responsive to the needs of all patients in order to improve health outcomes, in particular health equity.
View the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/Yx762mVjML8
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In April, CCSN virtually met with MPPs throughout Ontario to discuss our COVID-19 and Cancer Care - Wave 2 Survey. During these meetings, we discussed the difficulty cancer patients and pre-diagnosis patients have had with accessing cancer services during the pandemic and the importance of ensuring the cancer patients receive their 1st and 2nd vaccine doses in a timely manner.
In this webinar, CCSN's Public Policy Analyst Conrad will begin by sharing some of the highlights from our meetings with Ontario MPPs. He will then turn things over to our patient advocates and they will share some of their reflections from our meetings as well as their own experiences with accessing cancer care during the pandemic. Lastly, Conrad will take a closer look at the Ontario data from our survey.
View the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/05u4i89WFfQ
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How We Do Harm: A Webinar by SHARE with Dr. Otis Brawleybkling
Dr. Otis Brawley, author of How We Do Harm, pulls back the curtain on how health care is really practiced in American. Hosted by SHARE: Self-help for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer.. www.sharecancersupport.org. If you would like to watch the full webinar, visit www.sharecancersupport.org/brawley.
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In this webinar:
Join CCSN and Marjut Huotari, VP-Healthcare Insights at Leger, as we present the results of the COVID-19 and Cancer Care Disruption in Canada Survey and hear from members of the cancer community about how the pandemic has directly impacted them.
View the video:
https://youtu.be/6ub1ot806-A
To learn more about CCSN, visit us at survivornet.ca
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EAOCRC Summit Framing the Conversation: Strategic Challenges in Current Medical Care that Contribute to Young Adult Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Incidence and Mortality. Session I - The Dimensions of the EAOCRC Problem.
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In this webinar:
Dr. Paula Gordon will share information on when individuals should start screening for breast cancer, and how often to screen - in order for cancer to be found as early as possible, and to allow the least aggressive options for treatment. Dr. Gordon will also discuss how to screen for recurrence in women who’ve had cancer, explain why these methods are not always offered, and suggest what you can do to improve access to optimal screening.
View the video: https://youtu.be/7uFksz6_4Zk
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Communicating hope and truth: A presentation for health care professionalsbkling
Dr. Don S. Dizon, gynecologic oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, discusses the lessons he's learned while trying to communicate in an honest and hopeful way with patients facing a difficult diagnosis. This was presented as a webinar hosted by SHARE. If you'd like to view the complete webinar, go to www.sharecancersupport.org/dizon
Dr. Stephanie Blank and Dr. Melissa Frey update us on the latest developments in ovarian cancer research and treatment from the annual conference of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology. Dr. Blank is a gynecologic oncologist at Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Medical Center and an associate professor at NYU School of Medicine. Dr. Frey is a Gynecological Oncology Fellow at NYU Langone Medical Center.
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About this webinar:The importance of Cancer Rehabilitation The diagnosis and treatment of cancer can result in chronic side effects which interfere with a person’s ability to work, engage socially, and do daily activities. Awareness and understanding of cancer rehabilitation have increased greatly over the past decade. However, access to rehabilitation services remains limited across Canada. There is an urgent call to action to invest in systems and services that can promote the recovery and well-being of cancer survivors. This includes the early identification of physical side effects and the development of effective cancer rehabilitation treatments that can be supported and maintained by our health care system.About This Presenter:Jennifer M. Jones, PhDDr. Jennifer Jones is the Butterfield Drew Chair in Cancer Survivorship Research and the Director of the Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship Program at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. In addition, she is a Senior Scientist at the Princess Margaret Research Institute and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry (primary) and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (cross-appointment) at University of Toronto.Dr. Jones’ most recent scholarly and professional activities have clustered around Translational research to inform clinical survivorship care. This clinical research platform specifically focuses on examining new approaches to predict, prevent and manage long-term adverse effects of cancer and its treatment and evaluating innovative models of follow-up care and support for the growing number of cancer survivors.
View the Video: https://bit.ly/importanceofcancerrehabyoutube
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Survivorship Care Plans in the U.S.: Current Status and Future ChallengesCarevive
On Q Health's Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Carrie Tompkins Stricker, gave a presentation on survivorship care plans in Tokyo, Japan during the 1st International Seminar on Cancer Nursing. The seminar theme was "The Role of Cancer Nursing in Improving Quality of Cancer Care: The Current Situation and Outlook for Developments 10 Years from Now".
Learn more about survivorship and On Q Health's Care Planning System™: http://bit.ly/onqcareplans
Survivorship Care and Care Plans: Transforming Challenges into OpportunitiesCarevive
Dr. Carrie Stricker attended last month's Arizona Cancer Survivorship Care Plan Summit in Phoenix Arizona. The summit was a joint effort between the Arizona Cancer Coalition , the Arizona Department of Health Services, and the Susan G. Komen® Central and Northern Arizona.
Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) Programs work in their community to promote healthy lifestyles and recommended cancer screening, educate people about cancer symptoms, increase access to quality cancer care, and enhance cancer survivors' quality of care. The Arizona Department of Health Services developed the Arizona Cancer Coalition for dedicated individuals, professionals, and cancer survivors to address the priorities outlined in the Arizona Cancer Control Plan. These priorities include prevent cancer, detect cancer early, elevate cancer treatment, galvanize quality of life/survivorship care networks, and catalyze research.
Susan G. Kamen® Central and Northern Arizona is one of 120 Affiliates around the world dedicated to combating breast cancer at every front. Its service area encompasses all of central and northern Arizona, including Apache, Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal and Yavapai counties. Through events like the Susan G. Kamen Phoenix Race for the Cure®, the Affiliate has invested more than $26.4 million in local breast health and breast cancer awareness projects in central and northern Arizona, and breast cancer research.
This summit served as a forum for clinicians, nurses, program planners, and public health professionals within Commission on Cancer (CoC) accredited hospitals to learn about survivorship care plans and address the implementation of standard 3.3 of CoC accreditation.
Don’t miss our upcoming webinars: Subscribe today!
The CanRehab Team brings together a large group of patients, researchers, and clinicians at four Canadian centres and includes three concurrent projects focused on improving access to effective, appropriate, and timely cancer rehabilitation (CanRehab Team).
The objectives of the presentation are: 1) to provide a background on cancer rehabilitation; 2) to introduce the CanRehab Team projects; and 3) to provide an overview of the team structure including a call for interest to the Patient Advisory Committee.
View the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/B2tcIsrw4WE
To learn more about CCSN, visit us at survivornet.ca
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In this webinar:
Dr. Krista Noonan is a medical oncologist specializing in thoracic and genitourinary malignancies at BC Cancer, Surrey Centre. Her research interests focus on thoracic and genitourinary malignancies and health services research. On Thursday, February 27, join Dr. Noonan as she: - Reviews the advancements in systemic therapy in lung cancer over the past decade - Highlights how the advancements in systemic therapy have dramatically improved quality of life and length of life.
View the video: https://youtu.be/3DaUwQ8ab44
To learn more about CCSN, visit us at survivornet.ca
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Putting it all together: Personalized care for cancer survivors Carevive
Presentation made by Dr. Carrie Stricker at
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 56th Annual Meeting.
Objectives:
Identify barriers to the delivery of quality care for post-treatment cancer survivors
Identify at least two strategies to overcome these barriers
Don't miss our upcoming webinars! Subscribe today!
In this webinar:
Join Alies, a patient partner, and Ambreen, a patient-oriented researcher, as they explore ways to listen and learn from seldom heard patient populations. Both speakers share their experiences in the world of patient engagement, discuss the need to include patient-identified priorities in the delivery of healthcare and reflect on the current structure of patient partnerships which can be exclusionary. As a way forward, Alies and Ambreen introduce Equity-Mobilizing Partnerships in Community (EMPaCT) as an approach which strives to centre diverse patient voices, create a culture of listening and learning from the experiences of patient partners and develop a learning healthcare system ecosystem which is responsive to the needs of all patients in order to improve health outcomes, in particular health equity.
View the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/Yx762mVjML8
Follow CCSN on social media:
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In April, CCSN virtually met with MPPs throughout Ontario to discuss our COVID-19 and Cancer Care - Wave 2 Survey. During these meetings, we discussed the difficulty cancer patients and pre-diagnosis patients have had with accessing cancer services during the pandemic and the importance of ensuring the cancer patients receive their 1st and 2nd vaccine doses in a timely manner.
In this webinar, CCSN's Public Policy Analyst Conrad will begin by sharing some of the highlights from our meetings with Ontario MPPs. He will then turn things over to our patient advocates and they will share some of their reflections from our meetings as well as their own experiences with accessing cancer care during the pandemic. Lastly, Conrad will take a closer look at the Ontario data from our survey.
View the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/05u4i89WFfQ
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How We Do Harm: A Webinar by SHARE with Dr. Otis Brawleybkling
Dr. Otis Brawley, author of How We Do Harm, pulls back the curtain on how health care is really practiced in American. Hosted by SHARE: Self-help for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer.. www.sharecancersupport.org. If you would like to watch the full webinar, visit www.sharecancersupport.org/brawley.
Don’t miss our upcoming webinars: Subscribe today!
In this webinar:
Join CCSN and Marjut Huotari, VP-Healthcare Insights at Leger, as we present the results of the COVID-19 and Cancer Care Disruption in Canada Survey and hear from members of the cancer community about how the pandemic has directly impacted them.
View the video:
https://youtu.be/6ub1ot806-A
To learn more about CCSN, visit us at survivornet.ca
Follow CCSN on social media:
Twitter - https://twitter.com/survivornetca
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EAOCRC Summit Framing the Conversation: Strategic Challenges in Current Medical Care that Contribute to Young Adult Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Incidence and Mortality. Session I - The Dimensions of the EAOCRC Problem.
Don't miss our upcoming webinars: Subscribe today!
In this webinar:
Dr. Paula Gordon will share information on when individuals should start screening for breast cancer, and how often to screen - in order for cancer to be found as early as possible, and to allow the least aggressive options for treatment. Dr. Gordon will also discuss how to screen for recurrence in women who’ve had cancer, explain why these methods are not always offered, and suggest what you can do to improve access to optimal screening.
View the video: https://youtu.be/7uFksz6_4Zk
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Communicating hope and truth: A presentation for health care professionalsbkling
Dr. Don S. Dizon, gynecologic oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, discusses the lessons he's learned while trying to communicate in an honest and hopeful way with patients facing a difficult diagnosis. This was presented as a webinar hosted by SHARE. If you'd like to view the complete webinar, go to www.sharecancersupport.org/dizon
Dr. Stephanie Blank and Dr. Melissa Frey update us on the latest developments in ovarian cancer research and treatment from the annual conference of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology. Dr. Blank is a gynecologic oncologist at Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Medical Center and an associate professor at NYU School of Medicine. Dr. Frey is a Gynecological Oncology Fellow at NYU Langone Medical Center.
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About this webinar:The importance of Cancer Rehabilitation The diagnosis and treatment of cancer can result in chronic side effects which interfere with a person’s ability to work, engage socially, and do daily activities. Awareness and understanding of cancer rehabilitation have increased greatly over the past decade. However, access to rehabilitation services remains limited across Canada. There is an urgent call to action to invest in systems and services that can promote the recovery and well-being of cancer survivors. This includes the early identification of physical side effects and the development of effective cancer rehabilitation treatments that can be supported and maintained by our health care system.About This Presenter:Jennifer M. Jones, PhDDr. Jennifer Jones is the Butterfield Drew Chair in Cancer Survivorship Research and the Director of the Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship Program at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. In addition, she is a Senior Scientist at the Princess Margaret Research Institute and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry (primary) and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (cross-appointment) at University of Toronto.Dr. Jones’ most recent scholarly and professional activities have clustered around Translational research to inform clinical survivorship care. This clinical research platform specifically focuses on examining new approaches to predict, prevent and manage long-term adverse effects of cancer and its treatment and evaluating innovative models of follow-up care and support for the growing number of cancer survivors.
View the Video: https://bit.ly/importanceofcancerrehabyoutube
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'Living Well' Conference 2013: 'Service Evaluation of Living Well with the Im...PennyBrohnComms
Key findings from a longitudinal service evaluation of Penny Brohn Cancer Care's 'Living Well with the Impact of Cancer' courses.
Dr Helen Seers, Research and Information Manager, Penny Brohn Cancer Care
Dr Marie Polley, Senior Lecturer in Health Sciences and Research, University of Westminster
On September 3, 2015, Ovarian cancer survivors and FDA Patient Representatives Peg Ford, Susan Leighton and Annie Ellis were invited to provide the patient perspective at the recent Ovarian Cancer Endpoints Workshop hosted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This meeting was co-sponsored by the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO), the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Many important topics to the ovarian cancer community were discussed, including novel clinical trial designs, biomarkers, and new classes of agents such as immunotherapies.
Hospice care and palliative care: Is there a difference between the two, and if so, what?
Many people still think that palliative care means hospice care. But today, hospice is only a small part of palliative care.
The goal of palliative care is to prevent or treat the symptoms and side effects of a disease; and it should be part of the picture from the first day a serious illness is diagnosed.
Dr. Jim Meadows, Director of Hospice and Palliative Care at Tennessee Oncology, will discuss this important topic. How does a family and a health care team best work together to guide a patient through a terminal illness? How does everyone continue to support quality, patient-centered, end-of-life care?
I didn't know this option of Palliative care existed prior to my mother's passing earlier this year of colorectal cancer. However, I do now know about it and want to share it with all of you
Strategies for Long-term Management of Recurrent Ovarian Cancerbkling
A panel of doctors and patients will discuss decision-making in the recurrent setting of ovarian cancer, including how to understand and consider options like chemotherapy, surgery, and clinical trials. Panelists include Dr. Jason Wright and Dr. June Hou from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, survivor/research advocate Annie Ellis, and others living with recurrence.
Tricia Strusowski, MS, RN
Director, Cancer Care Management
Helen F. Graham Cancer Center
Christiana Care Health System
Sharon Gentry, RN, MSN, AOCN, CBCN
Breast Health Navigator
Derrick L. Davis Forsyth Regional Cancer Center
In this webinar, we talk about the risks associated with colorectal cancer – including everything from diet, lifestyle, age, family history and more. We review the risks of recurrence for colorectal cancer survivors. Join us to learn how to reduce your risk of colorectal cancer!
Presented by Harvey Murff, M.D, M.P.H. is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health at Vanderbilt University
Statistics show that as of 2017, more than one million Canadians have survived cancer for more than 10 years. Yet, the physical rehabilitation needs of cancer survivors in Canada have received little attention and few services.
Dr. Jennifer M. Jones, PhD, is a senior Scientist and Director of the Cancer Rehabilitation & Survivorship Program at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto. Along with her colleague Stephanie Phan, Clinical Lead for the program, they provided an overview of her program, one of the best in the world and the only one of its kind in Canada.
Canadian Cancer Survivor Network staff Allison MacAlister and Jaymee Maaghop joined in the conversation to discuss the current national landscape, and what CCSN is doing to raise awareness for cancer rehabilitation in Canada.
How to have quality of life in Advanced ovarian malignancyRajesh Gajbhiye
Presentation given by Dr Rakhi Gajbhiye, Mauli Hospital Nagpur at MGIMS sewagram for an International conference on Womens Health Fatal Disorders Survival with Quality in collaboration with FOGSI.
This was the function to commemorate 100 th birth centenary of Dr Sushila
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Pamela Oiler -‐ National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, National Association of Social Workers, and Oncology Nursing Society Social Work, University of Wyoming Family Residency Program ABSTRACT: This is an introduction to the Cancer Survivor Toolbox which teaches professionals to care for cancer survivors in a geographically, culturally, and socio-‐economically sensitive manner. Upon completion of this course, participants will be aware of the entire scope of the cancer experience and have comprehensive resource information both for themselves and
An Interactive Discussion On Key Issues Affecting Young Adult Colorectal Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers
Powered By Our Survivor Community and Their Families
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Cancer Survivorship: longer term issues and the role of primary care - Prof Eila Watson (Oxford Brookes University)
1. Cancer Survivorship:
longer term issues and
the role of primary care
Irish Cancer Society
Survivorship Research Day
Eila Watson
Professor Supportive Cancer Care
ewatson@brookes.ac.uk
2. Outline
Key issues for cancer survivors
Follow-up – what is the purpose and how well
does it work?
Role of Primary Care – now and in the future….
NCRI Primary Care Clinical Studies Group –
Survivorship sub-group
3. Prevalence
• 2 million+ people in the UK living with a diagnosis
of cancer now
• 1.24 million cancer survivors had their diagnosis
more than 5 years ago
• 3.2% growth per year in the number of cancer
survivors
• 4 million cancer survivors by 2030
(Maddams et al, BJC, 2009)
4. Cancer survivors by time
since diagnosis in the UK
(Macmillan Cancer Support, Throwing light on the
consequences of cancer and its treatment, 2013)
2010 2030
220,000
570,000
1,290,000
2,680,000
990,000
370,000
<1 year
1-5 years
>=5 years
5. Survivorship Issues
Physical problems
Immediate
Long term effects of treatment- ongoing / persistent
Late effects of treatment
Psychological problems
Anxiety and depression
Fear of recurrence
Social problems
Relating to friends and family
Practical and financial issues
Return to work
Parenting
6. Health and Supportive
Care Needs – long term
Postal Q survey to patients 5 -15 yrs post-
diagnosis who remain disease-free, and their
partners / close family members
Breast, colorectal and prostate cancer
(Survivors N= 659, Partners N = 257)
Participants identified via cancer registry, invited
by GP
Measured anxiety and depression, quality of life,
unmet needs
7. Results:
Anxiety and depression
Patients
% cases
Family Member
% cases
UK norms
% cases
Anxiety HADS
Possible case (8-10) 13.6% 14.4% 20.6%
Probable case (11+) 9.3 % 9.3% 12.6%
Depression HADS
Possible case (8-10) 7.3% 3.9% 7.8%
Probable case (11+) 2.1% 3.1% 3.6%
8. Results: Unmet needs
35 items – comprehensive cancer care, existential
survivorship,
information, quality of life, relationships
At least one
unmet need
% (n)
At least one moderate
or strong unmet need
% (n)
Patients 47.4 (255) 36.6 (197)
Partners/ Family
Members
49.4 (127) 26.5 (68)
9. Results: Most common
unmet needs
Unmet need Patient
%
Partner
%
I need help to manage my concerns about my (my partners) cancer
coming back
20.8 15.6
I need to know that my (my partner’s) doctors all talk to each other to
coordinate their care
20.6 14.4
I need local health services that are available when I (my partner)
needs them
18.8 9.3
I need to feel like I am managing my health (involved in my partner’s
health) together with the medical team
18.0 11.7
I need any complaints regarding my (my partner’s) care to be properly
addressed
14.7 8.9
I need information to be provided in a way I can understand 12.8
I need information about the chance of one of the members of my
family developing cancer
- 17.5
10. Predictors of health
status, psychological
morbidity, unmet need
• Trait anxiety significantly associated with health
status, anxiety, depression and unmet need
• Hormone therapy, still attending hospital follow-
up, and dissatisfaction with discharge were
significantly associated with unmet need
11. Conclusions
Strategies required for identifying and addressing the needs
of the minority, whilst allowing the majority to resume
normal life
Need to find better ways to include partners / FM in cancer
follow-up care
(Harrison et al, JCO, 2009)
(Turner et al, Psycho-oncology, 2010)
12. Consequences of pelvic
radiotherapy treatment
Pelvic radiotherapy is a common treatment for
gynaecological, prostate, rectal, anal and bladder
cancers
Around 17,000 people are treated each year in
the UK
Side-effects are common, but not well recognised
or managed ….
13. Late Effects of Pelvic
Radiotherapy
“Dear Doctor….
I have been coming to your clinic for 6 years now. Last week I was
seen by your registrar who informed me everything was fine. He said that it
would be very unlikely for the cancer to return and there was no longer any
need for me to come back for follow-up.
I was sorry that I didn’t see you though. You were right about the
cancer not coming back - that is a relief and I am grateful. But you know we
never had a proper conversation about it all, about what it has really been like.
Perhaps you would be surprised to know how my life is…….
…. At first I would tell you I would be a bit loose or having to rush to
the loo. I didn’t like to tell you I was having accidents – how embarrassing.
You did ask me once if were managing intercourse. I know I said yes, but I
couldn’t tell you how sore and uncomfortable it was . My husband gave up
after a while…. I wanted to know if everyone was like me but I never had the
courage to ask……
…..I don’t mean to grumble … I just wan’t specialists like yourself to
realise it’s all the little things together that wear us down…..”.
14. SYMPTOM FEMALES
(N = 223)
MALES
(N=195)
Bowel urgency 58.7% (131) 45.1% (88)
Difficulty
controlling bowels
18.4% (41) 15.4% (30)
Bowel
incontinence
10.8% (24) 14.3% (28)
Late effects in long term survivors of
pelvic radiotherapy
(1-11 years post-treatment)
15. SYMPTOM FEMALES
(N = 223)
MALES
(N=195)
Urine urgency 49.3% (110) 46.2% (90)
Incontinence of
urine
38.1% (85) 8.7% (17)
Erectile
dysfunction
n/a 77.9% (152)
Ability to have
sexual relationship
affected
23.8% (53) 53.3% (104)
Late effects in long term survivors of
pelvic radiotherapy
(1-11 years post)
Adams E, et al., Clinical Oncology (2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clon.2013.08.003
16. Implications
• Increased efforts to monitor and document symptoms
• Establish optimal way of eliciting symptoms and unmet needs from patients?
• Appropriate assessment of patient with symptoms
• Evidence-based management strategies / referral
guidance
• Education for secondary & primary care health
professionals
A more coherent and co-ordinated approach to follow-
up has potential to improve QoL
17. Current follow-up
system
one size fits all approach
routine hospital follow-up (usually for 3-5 years)
focus on detection of recurrence
BUT
outpatient clinics struggling to cope
is the system meeting patients needs?
19. Where does Primary Care fit
in?
Main role: screening, diagnosis, end of life
Communication between secondary and primary
care - limited
Uncertainty amongst patients regarding role of
primary care in on-going cancer care
Scope and support (from secondary and primary
care) for primary care to play a greater role in
follow-up / survivorship care
Education, follow-up systems, access back to
secondary care, resourcing
20. Role for primary care
•Information and psychological needs
•Assessment and management of long term and
late effects
•Screening – recurrence, second primary
•Preventative care and chronic health issues
21. How can GPs best deliver
cancer survivorship care?
• Treatment summaries and personalised care
plans
• Currently GPs do not feel well-informed: less than 50% felt
received adequate info on follow-up required, potential late
effects, signs and symptoms of recurrence, when to refer back
(Watson et al, J Cancer Surviv (2010) 4: 159-166)
• Cancer Care Reviews
• QOF points for conducting review within 6 months of diagnosis
- BUT no clear guidance on how review should be conducted
• Most done opportunistically
• Most patients unaware had review
22. Cancer Care Reviews –
patient views
•Acknowledgement of diagnosis, and general
support very important to patients.
•Most patients and FMs would welcome the offer
of a specific appointment to review their care
•“
“ ….I think that would be a good
idea… because it’s too easy just
to say ‘are you ok’, and I’m one
of these people that…says ‘yes,
I’m fine’; whereas if you’re given
an actual appointment …it’s a
much better outlet…”
“…I think if it’s an optional
thing then you don’t have to
go…but if it’s there I certainly
would have gone,…..you
know, it’s filling in those grey
areas that I’ve got”
23. Recommendations
1. Practice contacts patient at time of diagnosis
2. Cancer care review appointment offered at end of
active treatment - ?by practice nurse
3. Patient / FM sent list of potential issues they may
wish to discuss prior to appointment
4. More guidance to primary care teams on content
of review
5. Repeat review annually if patient / FM wishes.
Adams et al, BJGP, 2011; 61:274-275.
24. Other models of care
Nurse-led follow-up in primary care
Nurse-led telephone follow-up (secondary care)
Nurse-led postal follow-up (secondary care)
Key worker
Others…
25. NCRI Primary Care Clinical
Studies Group
Screening; Early Diagnosis; Survivorship
Multi-disciplinary group
Aim: foster collaborations; generate trials
Role of primary care in follow-up:
What is the optimal role for primary care in the
follow-up care of men with prostate cancer?
- Guidelines review; interviews with patients;
interviews with professionals; primary care notes
audit
26. Prostate follow-up
• Men with prostate cancer – physical, sexual,
psychological needs
• Current follow-up practices variable and often
failing to meet these needs
• Both secondary and primary care see a greater
role for primary care in cancer follow-up
Can a nurse-led psycho-educational intervention
delivered in primary care will lead to greater
improvements in prostate-related quality of life
than
27. PROSPECTIV: pilot trial of a nurse-led
psycho-educational intervention delivered in
primary care to prostate cancer survivors
Phase 1 – questionnaire (N=300)
• How common are problems with urinary,
bowel, sexual and hormonal functioning
following treatment?
•What follow-up care do men receive, what unmet needs do
they have?
Phase 2 – pilot trial (N=80)
•Can nurse-led follow-up in primary care lead to greater
improvements in prostate-related quality of life than usual
care?
28. Nurse intervention
Initial appointment in local GP
surgery, tailored to address issue(s)
of most importance to individual’s
quality of life
• Needs assessment
• Identify any medications / treatments that may be helpful
• Promote self-management by giving information, helping
with goal setting and establishing coping strategies
• Refer to GP, continence service, ED service etc as
appropriate
•Follow-up appointment(s) according to need, with
telephone follow-up for all at six months
29. Preliminary findings
Phase 1
Response rate: 56%
On-going problems: 70% of respondents
On-going problems AND interested in Phase 2: 51% of
respondents
Phase 2
•Intervention now being delivered
•Well received thus far…..
30. In the words of the patients
“The British approach to medical treatment isnot sufficiently holistic – we treat the symptomor the immediate disease and have littleconcern about the overall good health of thepatient” – 185
“Talking to other men in
support groups has been
a great help, especially
when deciding which
treatment to have"
“I don’t consider I have cancer
any more, although of course
there’s a bit of anxiety when I
get the next PSA test results –
“How do we manage if needs are not met?
1) Purchase services
2) Rely on friends for emotional support,
personal care and practical assistance
3) Suffer in resigned disappointment” -
331
“Great team in
urology @
[hospital] –
AAA+”
“You ask about
‘after care’ – I get
an injection every
three months and
see a junior
doctor at
[hospital] who
can’t answer a
simple question!”
“Most helpful
of all has
been the
ability to get
in touch
(usually very
quickly) with
the prostate
nurse at
[hospital]” –
493
“…. I constantly fear that I’m wasting time
and they want me out of the consulting
room as quickly as possible. […] Thank
you for the chance to fill in this
questionnaire […] feels good to know that
somebody cares enough to try to improve
things.” - 429
31. Future work for primary
care survivorship group
Cancer recurrence
• Patient and health professional knowledge and
awareness of important signs of recurrence
• Assessment and management of fear or
recurrence
• Development of methods / symptoms for early
diagnosis of recurrence
32. Conclusions
• Increasing numbers of long term cancer survivors
• Growing evidence of reduced health status,
psychosocial concerns and unmet needs amongst
some…….but not all
• Impact on family
• Need for targeted approaches
33. Conclusions (2)
• Need to understand more about how common
specific problems are at various time points and who
is at risk of developing these problems
• Need further work developing and testing
interventions to support cancer survivors
• Need to rigorously test new models of service
delivery
34. Acknowledgements
Oxford Brookes Oxford University
Mary Boulton Peter Rose
Eike Adams Nada Khan
Daniel Turner Sian Harrison
Emma Frith
Clare Wilkinson; Richard Neal; David Weller;
Christine Campbell
Cancer Research UK; Macmillan Cancer Support;
Prostate Cancer UK
37. GPRD analysis
• The General Practice Research Database
(GPRD) is the world's largest database of
anonymised medical records from primary care.
• Records for > 3.6 million currently registered
patients and >10 million patients in total
• 450 practices covering approximately 4.6% of UK population
• Records clinical events, prescriptions, referrals, tests
• Case control study of breast, colorectal and
prostate cancer survivors diagnosed more than 5
years ago (n=26,213)
38. Main findings
• Cancer survivors consult more than age-matched
controls
• Cancer survivors have increased incidence of
chronic illness
• Breast cancer: Heart failure, Coronary artery disease, Hypothyroidism,
Osteoporosis
• Colorectal: Diabetes, Osteoporosis, Dementia
• Prostate: Osteoporosis
• Consulting for anxiety and depression similar, but
breast and prostate cancer survivors more likely
to be prescribed anti-depressants
• Cancer screening and preventive care
comparable between survivors and controls