Role of Nurses in Cancer Survivorship Care CNSA COSA

Our members continue to shape cancer care with powerful new research—from fragile evidence in prehabilitation and fresh directions in survivorship theory, to health economics, workforce outcomes, and innovative clinical protocols.

CNSA, in collaboration with the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA) is developing a Position Statement on the Role of Nurses in Cancer Survivorship Care. We are now seeking feedback from members on the draft statement. Your voice is essential to ensure this reflects real-world practice and the needs of our profession and the people we care for.

CNSA members have recently published research spanning workforce, care, and survivorship. Highlights include a national survey on the roles and responsibilities of radiation oncology nurses, quality indicators for head and neck cancer care, the impact of anal cancer treatment on female sexuality, neurotoxicity in CAR T-cell therapy, global childhood cancer survivorship, perceptions of pain care in Parkinson’s disease, and endorsement of a tool to assess cancer-related cognitive impairment impacts.

COSA has endorsed the Survivorship Care for People Affected by Advanced or Metastatic Cancer: MASCC-ASCO Standards and Practice Recommendations. The resource describes best-practice survivorship care for this group and has the potential to aid multiple stakeholders involved in planning and implementation.