The Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act, re-introduced in June 2023, is comprehensive, bipartisan survivorship legislation with a number of provisions that directly address issues faced by the nation's 500,000 childhood cancer survivors along the continuum of survivorship care. 

More than 95% of childhood cancer survivors will have a significant health related issue by the time they are 45 years of age. Despite the significant health challenges facing this population - including hearing loss, osteoporosis, infertility, and cardiac late effects - there is often no formal transition from the oncologist to a primary care physician, and there is minimal or no care coordination where follow-up occurs.

Children's Cancer Cause has long advocated the creation of a standard of care for survivorship care planning to address this transition. The Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act would take meaningful steps toward addressing this issue.

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