Cancer survivors often find themselves facing many different challenges caused by cancer or its treatment. Patients transitioning out of active treatment have particular requirements that should be oriented to maintain or improve their overall health and wellness. These include:
- Screen for and manage loco-regional recurrences and metastatic spread, treatment induced second primary cancers, and sporadic new primary cancers
- Identify and treat persistent and late-onset side effects of the cancer or its treatment
- Encourage health promotion activities that can reduce cancer risk, and improve health and overall wellbeing
Physician Resources
Provincial follow-up care clinical guidance summaries are available for
breast,
colorectal, and
prostate cancers.
These clinical guidance summaries are user-friendly informational tools for health professionals to support the delivery of evidence-based follow-up care to their patients. Each clinical guidance summary tool outlines the following standard aspects of follow-up care:
- Surveillance tests and frequency, and in some cases, identify tests which are not recommended
- Symptoms/signs of recurrence
- Long-term/late effects to be monitored
- Recommended frequency of assessment by a health professional
Patient Resources
