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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Surviv. 2011 Sep 6;5(4):345–357. doi: 10.1007/s11764-011-0192-8

Table 1. Models of Cancer Survivor Care Utilized for Adult Survivors N= 161.

MODEL Description of Model Number of institutions selecting model %
Cancer Center Based Model Without Community Referral Survivors are kept indefinitely at the treating institution for cancer-related care.
Generally care is with the same survivorship team/oncology providers who provide care to the pediatric survivor population
70 44
Community Referral Model Survivors are transitioned at adulthood to their primary care professional (PCP) for routine cancer- related care
Survivors' routine testing is managed and coordinated by the PCP, with the survivorship team/oncology team serving as consultants to multiple PCPs.
34 21
Hybrid Model
(Combined Cancer Center and Community Based Model)
Survivors are transitioned to adult health care providers generally within the same health care system, with established opportunities (e.g. a formal mechanism) for collaborative research, collaboration in clinical care and/or other resource sharing.
The survivorship team/oncology team and adult health care provider closely collaborate for survivor care.
38 24
Postal/Internet/Phone based Model Survivors are dismissed from survivorship/oncology follow-up at the cancer center/treating institution.
Contact is made regularly to document survivor outcomes via postal, phone, or internet based inquiry.
5 3
Adult Oncologist Survivors are referred to adult oncologists for their survivorship care 4 2
In Process of Establishing a Model 6 4
Other 4 2