EDITORIAL: Transitioning to survivorship: An imperative for cancer nurses
<p class="p1">Lately I have been hearing a lot of conversations and presentations at conferences about transitions in cancer care, especially the transition at the end of primary cancer treatment. What happens during the transition from primary cancer treatment to post treatment foll...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pappin Communications
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal |
| Online Access: | https://canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/862 |
| Summary: | <p class="p1">Lately I have been hearing a lot of conversations and presentations at conferences about transitions in cancer care, especially the transition at the end of primary cancer treatment. What happens during the transition from primary cancer treatment to post treatment follow-up care, or survivorship, is seen as critical to the long-term health of survivors. The growing number of cancer survivors has stimulated an emphasis on finding new models of care for some cancer populations whereby the responsibility for survivorship follow-up is transitioned to primary care providers, either completely or as a shared approach. A variety of models and tools have been designed to assist in this transition and cancer nurses are at the forefront in testing some of these approaches.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> |
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| ISSN: | 1181-912X 2368-8076 |