Scott Capozza, Physical Therapist at Yale University, shared a Journal of Cancer Survivorship’s post on LinkedIn, adding:
“Survivorship is complicated, and one size does not fit all.
Oncology providers need to lay the groundwork for long term care early and often, so that patients know that they still have a safety net once active treatment is completed.
We also need to recognize the barriers to survivorship care, from the obvious (they live too far from the cancer center) to the not-so obvious (prior interactions with HCPs, aging parents/sick kids to take care of, the hospital doesn’t have staff trained in survivorship care, the list goes on).
Lets find ways to increase awareness of and access to survivorship care for all of our survivors.”
Quoting Journal of Cancer Survivorship’s post:
“Which head and neck cancer (HNC) patients attend survivorship clinics?
A retrospective study of 2,252 patients (2016–2021) at UPMC found:
- Only 47.5% attended a survivorship clinic within 5 years
- Attendance was less likely for patients living >30 miles away (HR: 0.58)
- Attendance was more likely for those with advanced disease (HR: 1.47) or radiotherapy (HR: 2.78)
Implication: These findings underscore the need for targeted interventions to increase access to survivorship care in HNC patients.”
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