Self-management goals of cancer survivors with an ostomy
ConclusionGoal-setting offers insights into self-management concerns of cancer survivors with ostomies. Results demonstrate the broad aspects of self-management ostomates face.Practice ImplicationsSelf-management training with patient goal-setting may be used to help ostomates with cancer and their health care providers identify areas for needed education and support. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - May 6, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Is poor sleep quality associated with poor neurocognitive outcome in cancer survivors? A systematic review
ConclusionsWhile poor sleep in cancer survivors is associated withself-reported neurocognitive impairment, the association between poor sleep andobjective neurocognitive impairment is less evident.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsIt is important that care providers are aware of the association between sleep and neurocognitive functioning and that improving sleep quality can be a way to decrease neurocognitive impairment in cancer survivors. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - May 2, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
The role of general practitioners in the work guidance of cancer patients: views of general practitioners and occupational physicians
ConclusionsGPs can contribute to cancer patients ’ RTW process by supporting patients, giving advice and providing referral to other health professionals. Better cooperation between GPs and OPs may improve work guidance in cancer patients.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsWhen cancer patients with work-related issues get appropriate advice and support from GPs and referred in time to OPs, the RTW process and staying at work of cancer patients may be positively affected. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 25, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Supporting women ’s health outcomes after breast cancer treatment comparing a text message intervention to usual care: the EMPOWER-SMS randomised clinical trial
ConclusionEMPOWER-SMS was feasible, inexpensive, acceptable for delivering health information to breast cancer survivors between medical appointments, with minor improvements in medication adherence.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsText messages offer a feasible strategy for continuity-of-care between medical appointments. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 23, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
“It’s always something”: the health and functional complexities of late effects in long-term cancer survivors
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Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 21, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Racial disparities in treatment-related cardiovascular toxicities amongst women with breast cancer: a scoping review
ConclusionsThere is a critical need for more longitudinal studies that evaluate multilevel factors (e.g., psychosocial, biological) that may help to explain this disparity.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsBlack cancer survivors may require additional surveillance and mitigation strategies to decrease disproportionate burden of CV toxicities. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 14, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Cancer survivors ’ financial hardship and their caregivers’ employment: results from a statewide survey
ConclusionsCaregiver employment changes that occur because of a cancer diagnosis are indicative of financial hardship.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsEngaging community and hospital support for maintenance of stable caregiver employment and insurance coverage during cancer may lessen survivors ’ financial hardship. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 12, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Marijuana use among US adults with cancer: findings from the 2018 –2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
ConclusionsAmong a large cohort of US adults with cancer, marijuana use was commonly reported, and certain subgroups were at increased likelihood of marijuana use.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsHealth professionals should identify the risk factors for marijuana use, especially as more states legalize medical and recreational marijuana use. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 9, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Effect of exercise on body composition among women with ovarian cancer
ConclusionsWeight was maintained as a result of a 6-month aerobic exercise intervention among post-treatment ovarian cancer survivors. Future exercise and healthy eating interventions should consider additional measures (e.g., computer tomography scans, D3-creatinine) to more accurately assess changes in body composition.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsModerate-intensity aerobic exercise may help ovarian cancer survivors maintain weight. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 4, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
The Affordable Care Act and suicide incidence among adults with cancer
ConclusionsWe found an ACA-associated decrease in the incidence of suicide for some nonelderly patients with cancer, particularly young adults in Medicaid expansion vs. non-expansion states. Expanding access to health care may decrease the risk of suicide among cancer survivors. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 4, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Healthcare utilization trajectory among survivors of colorectal cancer
ConclusionsDistinct patterns of healthcare utilization are observed both in the pre-cancer phase and survivorship phase of colorectal cancer and are influenced by cancer location, age, therapeutic exposures, and prior healthcare needs.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsNot all patients will require the same level or type of long-term follow-up. Identifying indication-specific healthcare utilization patterns that provide evidence for risk stratification may facilitate a more patient-centric and economically sustainable way to deliver care. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 2, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Survivorship care plans and information for rural cancer survivors
ConclusionsFindings suggest that cancer survivors living in rural areas are not consistently provided with adequate survivorship care information, particularly that pertaining to long-term health and recovery.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsWithout improved systems for delivering survivorship care information to patients returning home to rural communities after treatment, these cancer survivors risk missing out on necessary information and advice to maintain their health, wellbeing and long-term recovery. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - March 25, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Fear of cancer recurrence in young women 5 years after diagnosis with a good-prognosis cancer: the VICAN-5 national survey
ConclusionModerate/severe FCR affected nearly 20% of young female long-term survivors diagnosed with a good-prognosis cancer, particularly those reporting cancer-related sequelae, suffering from fatigue or anxiety, with breast cancer or melanoma (versus thyroid cancer), and consulting a GP only occasionally for cancer management.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsGiven the recognised impact of FCR on quality of life, it is essential to detect it as early as possible, and to implement targeted interventions in routine care. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - March 23, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
The association of circadian parameters and the clustering of fatigue, depression, and sleep problems in breast cancer survivors: a latent class analysis
AbstractPurposeCircadian rhythms control a wide range of physiological processes and may be associated with fatigue, depression, and sleep problems. We aimed to identify subgroups of breast cancer survivors based on symptoms of fatigue, insomnia, and depression; and assess whether circadian parameters (i.e., chronotype, amplitude, and stability) were associated with these subgroups over time.MethodsAmong breast cancer survivors, usual circadian parameters were assessed at 3 –4 months after diagnosis (T0), and symptoms of fatigue, depression, and insomnia were assessed after 2–3 years (T1,N = 265) and 6–8 years...
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - March 23, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Work status changes and associated factors in a nationwide sample of Norwegian long-term breast cancer survivors
ConclusionsThe majority of BCSs who were in paid work at diagnosis were working 8 years later.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsOur results suggest a need to focus on fatigue and reduced cognitive function among long-term BCSs, with the ultimate aim of improving work sustainability. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - March 22, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
