How the Guidelines Are Created
The cancer survivorship care guidelines address surveillance for recurrence, screening for second primary cancers, assessment and management of physical and psychosocial long-term and late effects of cancer and its treatment, health promotion, and care coordination and practice implications. The cancer survivorship care guidelines development process aligns closely with the ACS cancer screening guidelines process.
The guidelines are developed by multidisciplinary expert workgroups specializing in the care of cancer patients and the treatment of long-term and late effects experienced by cancer survivors. The guidelines build upon available evidence from the current literature on cancer, its treatments, and effects; existing surveillance, screening, and symptom management guidelines; and standard clinical practice.
The Need
Cancer survivors face potential physical, psychosocial, practical, spiritual, or information challenges that can begin during active treatment and persist post-treatment (long-term effects) or occur months or years after treatment ends (late effects). The cancer survivorship care guidelines address surveillance for recurrence, screening for second primary cancers, assessment and management of physical and psychosocial long-term and late effects of cancer and its treatment, health promotion, and care coordination and practice implications.
Current Guidelines
Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Guidelines
The American Cancer Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncology developed the breast cancer survivorship care guidelines to help primary care clinicians and other health care professionals provide comprehensive clinical follow-up care for adult post-treatment breast cancer survivors.
Colorectal Cancer Survivorship Care Guidelines
The American Cancer Society developed the colorectal cancer survivorship care guidelines to help primary care clinicians and other health care professionals provide comprehensive clinical follow-up care for adult post-treatment colorectal cancer survivors.
Prostate Cancer Survivorship Care Guidelines
The American Cancer Society developed the prostate cancer survivorship care guidelines to help primary care clinicians and other health care professionals provide comprehensive clinical follow-up care for adult post-treatment prostate cancer survivors.
Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Guidelines
The American Cancer Society developed the head and neck cancer survivorship care guideline to help primary care clinicians and other health care professionals provide comprehensive clinical follow-up care for adult post-treatment head and neck cancer survivors.