title: Issues in adult blood cancer survivorship care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the current literature and future directions of survivorship care for the adult blood cancer population including unique features, identification of needs, practice guidelines, care models and the implications for nursing.
  
  
  METHODS
  Peer reviewed literature, government and national advocacy organization reports, professional organization guidelines.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adult blood cancer survivors are a heterogeneous population that often receives complicated treatments to live a longer life. Survivorship needs among this population are often unmet throughout the cancer care continuum. The limited research literature and guidelines point to survivorship care strategies from the day of diagnosis to enhance long-term outcomes and improve quality of life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses are experts in symptom management and central to preventing, detecting, measuring, educating, and treating the effects of cancer and its treatment. Moreover, nurses are key to implementing strategies to support blood cancer survivors, families, and caregivers from the day of diagnosis to the last day of life.
authors: Kelly G
authors: KG
authors: Bugos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011584:Psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D015996:Survival Rate; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Cancer survivorship; blood cancer survivors; blood cancers; hematologic malignancies; nursing care; supportive care; survivorship care planning