Genitourinary cancer survivorship management

Abstract

Genitourinary (GU) cancer encompasses several cancers, occurring in both the young and the old, and affecting predominantly men. Survivors of GU cancers constitute more than 50 % of male cancer survivors, and primary care clinicians and specialists will likely see an increasing number of GU cancer survivors in their practice. Long-term cancer survivors have ongoing needs, and evidence-based guidelines can assist busy clinicians in understanding and confidently managing these needs. This chapter summarizes the needs of long-term GU cancer survivors, using evidence-based cancer-specific algorithms. The algorithms were developed for the purpose of addressing the many needs of long-term survivors, on the basis of the Institute of Medicine’s survivorship model of care.