This volume presents the MD Anderson experience in providing care and services to the rapidly
growing population of cancer survivors which is currently estimated to be 12 million in the
United States and more than 25 million worldwide. As cancer survival rates have increased it
has slowly become clear that the challenges faced by people with cancer do not end with
treatment but simply change. This book aims to assist community oncologists physicians and
their staff who care for the vast majority of cancer survivors by disseminating models of
surveillance for disease recurrence screening for second primary cancers education regarding
potential late effects of treatment and psychosocial counseling. These models have proven
valuable to cancer survivors who receive care at MD Anderson.
