WA CARES about Cancer Partnership Survivorship Taskforce June 2012 After a Cancer Diagnosis.

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WA CARES about Cancer Partnership Survivorship Taskforce June 2012 After a Cancer Diagnosis

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WA CARES about Cancer PartnershipSurvivorship Taskforce

June 2012

After a Cancer Diagnosis

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What’s happening: US & WA What is a survivorship care plan? What’s in it? Why is it important? How do I get it? Contacts for questions

Survivorship Care Plans

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Survivor definition: Any person who has been diagnosed with any type of cancer. Time begins at diagnosis and lasts to the end of life.*

Cancer survivorship is the journey that takes a person from the diagnosis onward.

It is the experience of living with, through, and beyond the diagnosis of cancer.

Who is a cancer survivor?

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~250,000 people in Washington State are cancer survivors

More than 12 million in the U.S. (3.6% of the population) are cancer survivors

*CDC’s MMWR http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6009a1.htm

What’s happening?

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What is it? A set of documents your oncology team puts

together for you to describe your cancer, all of the treatment you’ve received, and what you need to do now to stay healthy and optimize your wellness.

You are unique and so is your care plan.

Survivorship Care Plans

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Treatment summary Ongoing care information Personalized set of recommendations Full contact info of all your health

team

What does it include?

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Empowerment Understanding Important information Saved time and effort Continuity and coordination of care

Why is it important?

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Ask your oncologist or member of your oncology care team

Learn more about them There are templates online that can be

a starting point for you and your doctor to begin the process

How do I get one?

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Journey Forward www.journeyforward.org Lance Armstrong Survivorship

www.livestrongcareplan.org American Society of Clinical Oncology

www.cancer.net/patient/survivorship National Cancer Institute

www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping/survivorship

Templates

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Templates: An Examplewww.journeyforward.org

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Support Services & Resources

Prevention & risk factors Healthy eating Active living Preventive visits

Psychosocial supportive care after treatment for survivors and family: healing emotionally, physically, and spiritually after treatment Support groups Individual Counseling Educational materials

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Questions & Thank you!