Cancer survivors represents almost 4% of the population in Ireland at present. The number of survivors is predicted to double over the next 25 years. Ada & Catherine O’Brien, RANP in Cancer Survivorship discuss the concept of cancer survivorship care, how nurses can prepare & support cancer survivors throughout the entire cancer experience and beyond, the specialist hospital & community based services available in Ireland & how nurses can develop their own professional knowledge in the area of cancer survivorship.

Resources:

Irish Cancer Society LACES programme https://www.cancer.ie/cancer-information-and-support/cancer-support/survivorship-education-laces

Irish Cancer Society Survivorship conference https://www.cancer.ie/LivingWell

NCCP website for Cancer Survivorship with a number of useful programmes https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/5/cancer/profinfo/survivorship-programme/

NCCP National Cancer Survivorship Needs Assessment https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/5/cancer/profinfo/survivorship-programme/needs%20assessment.html

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Survivorship website https://www.mskcc.org/experience/living-beyond-cancer/survivorship/adult-survivorship

Trinity College Dublin MSc Cancer Survivorship https://www.tcd.ie/courses/postgraduate/courses/cancer-survivorship-msc--pgraddip--pgradcert/

Cancer Survivorship Masterclass

www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/conferences-masterclasses/cancer-survivorship