Cancer treatment can lead to an array of significant short- and long-term physical, psychosocial, and socioeconomic consequences for patients and their families. To examine the opportunities to prevent and mitigate the adverse effects of cancer treatment, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a virtual workshop, Addressing the Adverse Consequences of Cancer Treatment, in November 2020. This workshop was convened by the Academies' National Cancer Policy Forum in collaboration with the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence. Workshop presentations and discussions described the range of adverse effects that patients with cancer may experience across the life course, and highlighted potential strategies to improve quality of life for cancer survivors and their families.

Contents

• The National Academies of SCIENCES • ENGINEERING • MEDICINE
• WORKSHOP PLANNING COMMITTEE
• NATIONAL CANCER POLICY FORUM
• Reviewers
• Acknowledgments
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Proceedings of a Workshop
  • WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
  • THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF CANCER CARE AND SURVIVORSHIP
  • CHALLENGES TO ADDRESSING ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES OF CANCER TREATMENT
  • OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES ACROSS THE CANCER CARE CONTINUUM
  • RESEARCH NEEDS AND POTENTIAL STRATEGIES
  • WRAP-UP
  • REFERENCES
• Appendix A. Statement of Task
• Appendix B. Workshop Agenda

Suggested citation:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Addressing the adverse consequences of cancer treatment: Proceedings of a workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26365.

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.17226/26365

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