Many US cancer survivors still lost in transition

According to a recent Lancet article, many cancer survivors are still missing out on the close follow-up that they need. Julia Rowland, director of the Office of Cancer Survivorship at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), explains that “there is growing pressure on the oncology community to address care after cancer” now that cancer is increasingly seen as a “chronic illness”. Empowered by their growing numbers (there are 12 million cancer survivors in the USA alone), people who survive cancer are demanding better communication about and coordination of their care, she says. Read the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship news item here.