Survivorship and Life with Colorectal Cancer
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 273
Special Issue Editors
Interests: surgical outcomes for colorectal cancer
2. Cancer Care Research Unit, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney 2050, Australia
Interests: colorectal cancer survivorship, supportive care in cancer
2. Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-Based Decision-Making (CeMPED), School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Interests: psycho-oncology; cancer survivorship; quality of life
2. The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, A Joint Venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, Australia
Interests: supportive care in cancer; palliative care; models of care; person-centred care
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Colorectal cancer ranks as the third most common cancer globally. The number of individuals surviving and living beyond colorectal cancer is on the rise due to improved diagnosis and treatment, as well as an aging population. The nature of colorectal cancer and its treatment, including radiotherapy in the pelvic region, chemotherapeutic agents, and surgical resections to the colon and rectum, presents unique challenges for individuals post-treatment. These challenges include neuropathy, fecal urgency and incontinence, fatigue, sexual dysfunction, and difficulties in managing a stoma, among many others. These challenges can have a widespread impact on a person’s life, affecting social interactions, body image, work, daily activities, mental health, sleep, and many more.
In recognition of their survivorship challenges, there has been a growing body of research examining the specific care needs of these individuals, along with studies exploring various approaches to improving current survivorship care.
We are pleased to invite you to this Special Issue, which aims to bring together experts in the field of colorectal cancer survivorship to facilitate a dialogue that contributes towards our understanding of the effective monitoring and management of treatment sequelae, meeting supportive care needs and optimizing the quality of life.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following areas:
- Intervention studies aimed at improving colorectal survivorship care, including, but not limited to, digital health, structured care plans, and patient information resources;
- Patient-reported outcome measures for monitoring colorectal cancer treatment sequelae/or quality of life;
- Studies testing the effectiveness or examining the feasibility of interdisciplinary care between acute care services and primary care;
- Qualitative or Delphi studies exploring the preferences and/or perspectives of individuals living beyond colorectal cancer, as well as clinicians, on optimal care delivery post-treatment;
- Systematic reviews on interventions for colorectal survivorship care;
- Observational studies monitoring clinical and quality of life outcomes following colorectal cancer treatment;
- Qualitative studies highlighting under-recognized areas for supportive care or unmet needs in colorectal cancer survivorship;
- Commentary on the current research gaps in colorectal cancer survivorship, either in general or in specific areas, and suggestions for future directions.
Dr. Daniel Steffens
Dr. Bora Kim
Dr. Rachel Campbell
Prof. Dr. Kate White
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- colorectal cancer
- survivorship care
- implementation
- clinical interventions
- supportive care
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