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Master of Public Health

Prostate Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Endorsement.

AUTHORS

Resnick MJ , Lacchetti C , Bergman J , Hauke RJ , Hoffman KE , Kungel TM , Morgans AK , Penson DF , . Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. 2015 2 9; ().
  • NIHMSID: 8309333

ABSTRACT

The guideline aims to optimize health and quality of life for the post-treatment prostate cancer survivor by comprehensively addressing components of follow-up care, including health promotion, prostate cancer surveillance, screening for new cancers, long-term and late functional effects of the disease and its treatment, psychosocial issues, and coordination of care between the survivor’s primary care physician and prostate cancer specialist.

The guideline aims to optimize health and quality of life for the post-treatment prostate cancer survivor by comprehensively addressing components of follow-up care, including health promotion, prostate cancer surveillance, screening for new cancers, long-term and late functional effects of the disease and its treatment, psychosocial issues, and coordination of care between the survivor’s primary care physician and prostate cancer specialist.

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