title: Cancer Survivor's History and Physical.
abstract: The number of cancer survivors is estimated by 2022 to increase to almost 18 million, in part because of improvements in earlier detection and cancer therapies, leading to longer-term survival of cancer patients. This growing number of survivors has presented challenges to the healthcare community, one of which is the need to provide to the survivor a seamless transition from the oncologist to the primary care provider (PCP). A major national initiative is under way for oncologists to provide survivorship care plans to their patients and PCPs, with the aim of communicating a complete record of cancer treatment and guiding the PCP in the future care of these cancer survivors. In caring for cancer survivors, PCPs must be familiar with the long-term and late effects, both medical and psychosocial, that are associated with common cancer treatments as well as the oncologic diagnosis itself. This article provides a unique approach to the traditional history and physical of easing the transition to primary care after completing cancer therapy for the cancer survivor. The cancer survivor-focused history and physical provide the PCP with a familiar and efficient method to clinically evaluate cancer survivors that closes the gap in this important transition of care.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Medicine and the Division of Hematology & Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.
authors.forename: Alejandra C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Fuentes
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Medicine and the Division of Hematology & Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.
authors.forename: Jonathan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lambird
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Medicine and the Division of Hematology & Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Medicine and the Division of Hematology & Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.
authors.forename: Merry Jennifer
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Markham
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods; D017741:Survivors