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Providing Quality Care in Childhood Cancer Survivorship: Learning From the Past, Looking to the Future

David B. Perini, Jr. Quality of Life Clinic, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, Pediatric Oncology Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Texas Children's Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Wendy L. Hobbie, MSN, RN, CRNP

David B. Perini, Jr. Quality of Life Clinic, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, Pediatric Oncology Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Texas Children's Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Susan Shaw, MS, RN, PNP

David B. Perini, Jr. Quality of Life Clinic, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, Pediatric Oncology Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Texas Children's Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Sarah Bottomley, MN, RN, CPNP

David B. Perini, Jr. Quality of Life Clinic, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, Pediatric Oncology Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Texas Children's Cancer Center, Houston, TX

As we move into the 21st century, we are faced with an increasing number of childhood cancer survivors who are living into their middle adult years and beyond. Providing appropriate, comprehensive follow-up care is a challenge for health care providers and one that can be met by developing quality follow-up programs for all childhood cancer survivors. The focus of these programs should be to educate these survivors on strategies to maximize their health and well being. This article discusses the evolution of survivor clinics, strategies for developing a quality program, and the role of nursing in the care of childhood cancer survivors.

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, Vol. 16, No. 3, 117-125 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/104345429901600302


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