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From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition
Age-standardized incidence and death rates
for breast cancer (female) by race and ethnicity, 51
for colorectal cancer by race and ethnicity, 58
for prostate cancer by race and ethnicity, 55
by race and ethnicity, 37
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 5 , 14 , 103 n, 145 , 155 , 354 , 423 , 463–464
increasing support of survivorship research and expanding mechanisms for its conduct, 13 , 467–468
supporting demonstration programs to test models of survivorship care, 7 , 251
Alaskan Natives, 56 , 58
Alopecia, 162
Ambulatory care, 199 , 288–289 , 477
Ambulatory care survey data, 288–289
NAMCS, 288
NHAMCS, 288–289
Amenorrhea, 157 , 477
estimated probability among breast cancer survivors, 91
American Academy of Dermatology, 278
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), 333
American Association for Cancer Education (AACE), 332 , 353–354
American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC), 328
Institute for Improving Clinical Care, 195
American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC), 296 , 348 n
American Board of Internal Medicine, 330
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), 322 , 354
American Cancer Society (ACS), 14 , 146–147 , 196 , 231 , 350 , 384 , 465–466
Behavioral Research Center, 465
Cancer Source Book for Nurses , 339
“Cancer Survivors Network,” 232 , 305
Guide to Complementary and Alternative Cancer Methods , 149
increasing support of survivorship research and expanding mechanisms for its conduct, 13 , 467–468
programs of, 232–233
selected ACS professional education and training programs, 351
Study of Cancer Survivors, 439–442
survivorship-related books, 240
American College of Medical Genetics, 348
American College of Physicians (ACP), 333
American College of Surgeons, 260
Commission on Cancer, 225–226
Oncology Group, 88 n
American Council of Graduate Medical Education, 330
American Indians, 56 , 58
American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), 147
nutritional guidelines for cancer survivors from, 148
American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC), 46
American Journal of Nursing , 339
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), 340
American Psychological Association (APA), 344
American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), 306 , 345
Online Education Program: Survivorship, 347
Referral Directory, 347
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 96 , 101 , 249 , 286 , 296 , 323 , 332 , 348
National Initiative on Cancer Care Quality, 449
“People Living with Cancer,” 305
Survivorship Task Force, 332
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), 268
American Society of Head and Neck Surgeons (ASHNS), 280–283
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPRS), 276
American Urological Association, 260
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 10 , 364 , 373–378
America’s Health: Principles and Recommendations , 391
Androgen deprivation therapy, 120–121
Anthracycline, 96
Armstrong Foundation. See Lance Armstrong Foundation