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.
The guideline was developed by a multidisciplinary expert workgroup using current evidence and expert consensus. Existing guidelines for surveillance, screening for second primary cancers, symptom management, and health promotion were referenced when available. The guidelines discuss clinical follow-up care recommendations for surveillance for head and neck cancer recurrence, screening for second primary cancers, assessment and management of physical and psychosocial long-term and late effects of head and neck cancer and its treatment, health promotion and care coordination.
Access full text of current ACS Guideline for Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care.
View summary charts of the ACS Guideline for surveillance for head and neck cancer recurrence, screening for second primary cancers, assessment and management of physical and psychosocial long-term and late effects of head and neck cancer and its treatment, health promotion, and care coordination.
Download this free smartphone app for clinicians to help ensure optimal clinical follow-up care of adult post-treatment cancer survivors.
Download a free copy of this toolkit that includes resources to help implement the American Cancer Society cancer survivorship care guidelines, information on training opportunities for primary care providers, and patient materials to help activate cancer survivors to be full participants in their survivorship care.
Access a free 1-hour online module describing long-term and late effects of head and neck cancer and its treatment and how to care for head and neck cancer survivors as outlined in the American Cancer Society Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline. Free CE credits are available to physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and nurses.
Download a free copy of this tool that helps health care professionals talk to survivors about resources available in their office or clinic, in the community, online, and over the phone.
View the Patient Page, “Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline.”
Download a free copy of this quick, easy-to-read guide that helps cancer survivors and their caregivers understand the various aspects of the survivorship journey. The guide includes trusted resources for survivorship information and tips on how to communicate with health care providers.