Quality Of Life And Current Needs Of Cancer Survivors Enrolled In Humanitas Research Hospital'S Survivorship Care Model.

170Background: While there are different studies investigating the quality of life (QoL) of cancer patients (pts) during active treatment, few studies report QoL of cancer survivors (CS) after at least 5 years (yrs) from achieving complete remission. We have investigated QoL and concerns about physicalpsychological symptom of CS enrolled in our survivorship program from April 2015 to December 2016. Methods: We included pts u003e 18 yrs affected by hematologic or solid tumors after at least 5 yrs from achieving complete remission. A cross-sectional survey was carried out using validated scales: Cancer Survivors Survey of Needs subscale and a single-item measure of global QoL perception. Results: We analyzed data from 178 CS. The median age was 62 yrs (52 yrs at diagnosis), 70% were females. The most frequent histological types were breast (50%), colorectal (11%) and hematologic tumors (16%). Most pts received both chemotherapy and radiation therapy. With a median observation time of 139 months, the 10-yrs cum...