Survivorship Care Planning in Patients With Colorectal or Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Survivorship Care Planning in Colorectal and Lung Cancer: A Feasibility Study

Survivorship Care Planning may improve overall well-being and quality of life of colorectal and lung cancer survivors

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To test the feasibility and acceptability of an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) driven Survivorship Care Planning (SCP) intervention for colorectal cancer (CRC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) survivors.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Development of the infrastructure and strategy for a larger comparative intervention study.

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo Survivorship Care Planning comprising disease surveillance, management of potential long-term and late effects, psycho-social-spiritual issues, and healthy living recommendations.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of stage I, II, or III CRC or NSCLC
• Able to read and understand English
• Able to read and/or understand the study protocol requirements, and provide written informed consent
• Diagnosis of CRC or NSCLC
• Within three months of completing primary treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or chemoradiation)
• Without recurrent or new primary cancers