American Cancer Society/American Society of Clinical Oncology Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline

Guidelines for care of breast cancer survivors developed by the American Cancer Society and the American Society for Clinical Oncology. The Guideline recommendations are listed in Table 3. James W. Mold, MD, MPH

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The purpose of the American Cancer Society/American Society of Clinical Oncology Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline is to provide recommendations to assist primary care and other clinicians in the care of female adult survivors of breast cancer. A systematic review of the literature was conducted using PubMed through April 2015. A multidisciplinary expert workgroup with expertise in primary care, gynecology, surgical oncology, medical oncology, radiation oncology, and nursing was formed and tasked with drafting the Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline. A total of 1073 articles met inclusion criteria; and, after full text review, 237 were included as the evidence base. Patients should undergo regular surveillance for breast cancer recurrence, including evaluation with a cancer-related history and physical examination, and should be screened for new primary breast cancer. Data do not support performing routine laboratory tests or imaging tests in asymptomatic patients to evaluate for breast cancer recurrence. Primary care clinicians should counsel patients about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, monitor for post-treatment symptoms that can adversely affect quality of life, and monitor for adherence to endocrine therapy. Recommendations provided in this guideline are based on current evidence in the literature and expert consensus opinion. Most of the evidence is not sufficient to warrant a strong evidence-based recommendation. Recommendations on surveillance for breast cancer recurrence, screening for second primary cancers, assessment and management of physical and psychosocial long-term and late effects of breast cancer and its treatment, health promotion, and care coordination/practice implications are made. CA Cancer J Clin 2016;43–73. © 2015 American Cancer Society.

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Carolyn D. Runowicz MD, Corinne R. Leach PhD, MS, MPH, N. Lynn Henry MD, PhD, Karen S. Henry MSN

Breast Cancer Survivorship Guidelines

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October 8, 2023

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ACS

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December 7, 2015

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Breast Cancer Survivorship Guidelines

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Patient Education Materials

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Article

DOI (1):

10.3322/caac.21322

Keywords

breast cancer

cancer

cancer survivors

education of patients

PMID (1):

26642105

MeSH

breast neoplasms

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Guideline recommendations for patients who have survived breast cancer from the ACA and ASCO. James W. Mold, MD, MPH

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What Is the American Cancer Society/American Society of Clinical Oncology Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline?

The Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline is advice from the American Cancer Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncology to help doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals provide care for breast cancer survivors who have finished cancer treatment. The cancer survivorship care guideline addresses issues that can occur in breast cancer survivors after their treatment.