Carrying on with life as a lung cancer survivor: a qualitative study of Australian survivors' employment, finances, relationships, and healthcare experiences.

Background: With novel therapies, more individuals are living longer with lung cancer (LC). This study aimed to understand the impacts of LC on life domains such as employment, finances, relationships, and healthcare needs.

Methods: Individuals 18+, diagnosed with LC, 6-24 months post-treatment were recruited through an Australian LC cohort study (Embedding Research and Evidence in Cancer Healthcare-EnRICH).

Application of a revised model for coping with advanced cancer to qualitatively explore lung cancer survivors' experiences of ongoing physical effects, novel treatments, uncertainty, and coping.

Purpose: Lung cancer remains underrepresented in cancer survivorship research. This study aimed to understand survivors' physical/psychological challenges, experiences of immunotherapy (IO) and targeted therapy (TT), and psychological adjustment through application of the Roberts et al. (2017) advanced cancer adaptation of Folkman and Greer's appraisal and coping model.

Healthcare experiences of people with advanced colorectal cancer: A qualitative study.

Purpose: Qualitative research examining healthcare experiences and needs of people with advanced (metastatic or recurrent) colorectal cancer CRC-A is limited. This study aimed to fill this gap in CRC-A survivors treated with surgical or palliative chemotherapy, through a qualitative study.

Method: Australian adults treated for CRC-A were recruited 0.

Fear of Cancer Progression and Death Anxiety in Survivors of Advanced Colorectal Cancer: A Qualitative Study Exploring Coping Strategies and Quality of Life.

This study aimed to examine coping strategies used by advanced colorectal cancer (CRC-A) survivors to manage death anxiety and fear of cancer progression, and links between these strategies and quality of life (QoL), distress, and death acceptance. Qualitative semi-structured interviews of 38 CRC-A survivors (22 female) were analysed via framework analysis. QoL and distress were assessed through the FACT-C and Distress Thermometer.

Work: saviour or struggle? A qualitative study examining employment and finances in colorectal cancer survivors living with advanced cancer.

Purpose: Continuing employment or returning to work (RTW) as a cancer survivor can be meaningful and financially necessary, yet challenging. However, there is a lack of qualitative research on RTW experiences and financial wellbeing of people with advanced colorectal cancer (CRC-A). This study aimed to fill this gap.

The long haul: Lived experiences of survivors following different treatments for advanced colorectal cancer: A qualitative study.

Purpose: Modern treatments, including surgery and palliative chemotherapy without surgery, enable longer survival for people with advanced/recurrent colorectal cancer (CRC). Qualitative research comparing the physical and psychosocial outcomes of these different treatments is lacking. This study therefore aimed to explore and compare the physical and psychosocial challenges and survivorship experiences of people who receive different treatments for advanced CRC, through a qualitative study.

Australian oncology health professionals' knowledge, perceptions, and clinical practice related to cancer-related cognitive impairment and utility of a factsheet.

Purpose: Cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) can have debilitating effects on cancer survivors' quality of life. Despite this, patients often report a lack of information provided by health professionals (HPs) to assist with understanding and managing cognitive changes. This study aimed to explore Australian oncology HPs' understanding of and clinical practice related to CRCI including the use of a Cancer Council Australia CRCI factsheet.

Cancer-related cognitive impairment: a mixed methods evaluation of a standard factsheet.

Purpose: To understand the impact of cancer survivors accessing a standard factsheet regarding cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI), publicly available to the Australian public via Cancer Council Australia's websites.

Methods: Twenty-three cancer survivors completed a questionnaire assessing pre-factsheet knowledge of CRCI. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore participants' experiences of CRCI and perceptions of the factsheet.

Colorectal cancer survivorship: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research.

Introduction: With rapid changes in treatments for colorectal cancer (CRC), qualitative research into CRC survivorship requires greater synthesis. This paper aims to fill this gap through a systematic review (PROSPERO CRD42019131576) and thematic synthesis of the qualitative literature on survivorship experiences across early-stage and advanced CRC survivors.

Methods: CINAHL, Embase, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and PubMed were searched for qualitative CRC survivorship papers.

Return to work after a cancer diagnosis: a meta-review of reviews and a meta-synthesis of recent qualitative studies.

Purpose: Returning to work (RTW) after cancer treatment can be challenging, but when desired, has many benefits. While there are many qualitative studies (reviews and recent studies) available on cancer survivors' experience of returning to work, synthesis of these qualitative studies is lacking. We aimed to summarise the existing qualitative reviews and recent studies following the last published review, to examine cancer survivors' motivations for and experiences of RTW, and to highlight factors within both the survivors and his or her environment that influence RTW.