Do Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Plans Improve Health Outcomes?

Although they have been widely studied, important questions remain about the impact of breast cancer survivorship care plans on improving health outcomes. The goal of this article was to review published studies on the impact of cancer survivorship care plans on health outcomes and health care delivery among breast cancer survivors. A total of 111 article citations were identified in PubMed and non-duplicates in CINAHL.

Survivorship issues in older breast cancer survivors.

Purpose: Almost half of breast cancer survivors are aged ≥ 65 years and the proportion is likely to increase due to the aging of the population. The objectives of this article were to review studies of health outcomes among older breast cancer survivors ≥ 65 years to identify gaps in the published literature and offer suggestions for future research.

Methods: The present review is based upon bibliographic searches in PubMed and CINAHL and relevant search terms.

Toward research-tested mobile health interventions to prevent diabetes and cardiovascular disease among persons with pre-diabetes.

Background: About 35% of US adults have pre-diabetes and an increased risk of diabetes. Consumer-facing devices such as the Fitbit help users become more physically active and manage their weight which reduces risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Methods: In this commentary we provide a summary of healthy lifestyle intervention studies involving persons with pre-diabetes including those conducted in routine clinical practice.

Healthy lifestyle intervention for African American uterine cancer survivors: Study protocol.

Background: Cancer of the uterine corpus is the most common gynecologic malignancy and the fourth most common cancer in U.S. women.