title: Cancer survivorship advocacy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the advocacy initiatives of major cancer-related organizations and coalitions that are working to effect funding, planning, and implementation of care and services for cancer survivors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Web sites of cancer-related member organizations, advocacy associations' policy staff representatives, and published peer-reviewed health policy literature.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Health care reform creates near endless opportunities for nurses to participate in and contribute to the development of public policy to support meeting the needs of cancer survivors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Emerging public policy initiatives, including legislation and regulation created with professional nursing's contributions are most likely to reflect the needs of cancer survivors.
authors: Pamela J
authors: PJ
authors: Haylock
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011050:Policy Making; D011640:Public Policy; D015996:Survival Rate; D017741:Survivors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States
keywords: Survivorship advocacy; survivorship legislation; survivorship regulation