On this page you can find:

• Who should receive advice regarding health promotion?
• What surveillance modality should be used and at what frequency should it be performed?
• What other advice should be given?
• What could be done to promote health?

Who should receive advice regarding health promotion?

All CAYA cancer survivors might benefit from health promotion

What surveillance modality should be used and at what frequency should it be performed?

• Height, weight and BMI

  every year in survivors ≤ 18 years of age, and at least every 5 years in survivors > 18 years of age

• Blood pressure
• Ensure that appropriate immunisations ^e have been given on recovery from active anti-cancer treatment, and that necessary booster immunisations are planned, according to local and national policies
  at least every 5 years, starting at entry into long-term follow-up

What other advice should be given?

• Maintain a physically active lifestyle

• Maintain a healthy weight

• Eat a healthy diet, according to the current national guidelines

• Use adequate sun protection measures

• Attend regular six-monthly or yearly dental exams

• Quit smoking and/or reduce exposure to second-hand smoke

• Avoid alcohol excess

What could be done to promote health?

• Consider referral to a physical or occupational therapist if the survivor has special needs and might need to adapt the physical activities for success

• Consider referral to a dietician or refer for a combined lifestyle intervention for weight management

• Consider referral to the appropriate HCP depending on the possible cause of the hypertension

• Refer for healthy lifestyle interventions if the survivor wants to participate and if such interventions are available

Disclaimer

While PanCare strives to provide accurate and complete information that is up-to-date as of the date of publication, we acknowledge that the sequence of referral and diagnostic tests might vary according to the local and national healthcare system logistics.

It is recognised that survivors and their healthcare professionals have the final responsibility for making decisions concerning their long-term follow-up care. As such, they may choose to either adopt these recommendations or not to do so after individual informed discussion. It is good practice to document this decision.

In addition to regular surveillance, real-time awareness and prompt reporting of new symptoms and signs is essential to the early detection and timely treatment of late effects.

No warranty or representation, expressed or implied, is made concerning the accuracy, reliability, completeness, relevance, or timeliness of this information.

The PanCare materials are free to use for anyone aiming to inform about late effects and long-term survivorship care. However, no financial advantage may be achieved. All communication should reference PanCare and link to the PanCare website.