post-treatment care of prostate cancer survivors

Recommendations address long-term needs of prostate cancer survivors - Medical News Today

Long-term Care Guidelines for Prostate Cancer Survivors

Prostate Ca Guidelines Center on Primary Care

American Cancer Society prostate cancer survivorship care guidelines - Skolarus - 2014 - CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians - Wiley Online Library

New recommendations for post-treatment care of prostate cancer survivors - Medical News Today
Many of the more than 2.5 million men in the U.S. who have received treatment for prostate cancer deal with the often disabling side effects of surgery and radiation and hormonal therapies. To aid in the transition of these patients from specialty to primary care for long-term management of problems such as urinary incontinence and sexual and bowel dysfunction, updated guidelines for prostate cancer survivorship care are published in Journal of Men's Health, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.


Recommendations for Prostate Cancer Survivorship Care: An Update to the 2009 Michigan Cancer Consortium Guidelines for the Primary Care Management of Prostate Cancer Post-Treatment Sequelae jomh.2014.0026

• Background: Primary care providers inevitably care for prostate cancer survivors. However, few comprehensive resources exist to aid them in providing the most up-to-date and evidence-based care. To meet this clinical need, we examined and updated the Michigan Cancer Consortium prostate cancer survivorship guidelines.
• Methods:  Using an expert panel and focus groups comprised of prostate cancer stakeholders, we updated the Michigan Cancer Consortium’s 2009 Guidelines for the Primary Care Management of Prostate Cancer Post-Treatment Sequelae.
• Results: The guideline recommendations were modified to serve as a point-of-care resource and to facilitate care transitions between specialty and primary care. The modified recommendations were approved by the Michigan Cancer Consortium and now include the following elements:

1. patient-reported symptom assessment,
2. distinctions between medical and self-management strategies for prostate cancer treatment-related side effects,
3. recommendations for involving partners in survivorship care, and
4. care coordination strategies for primary and specialty care providers.

• Online guidance for medical therapy and self-management resources are also provided.
• Conclusions: To remedy a persistent lack of guidance to direct prostate cancer survivorship care in the primary care setting, the updated Michigan Cancer Consortium prostate cancer survivorship tools convert a static guideline into a dynamic resource to improve outcomes and support coordination among primary care providers, cancer specialists, patients, and caregivers.