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Implementation Readiness for National Cancer Survivorship Care Standards

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.29351

August 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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Experts endorsed the cancer survivorship standards as important and potentially high impact but identified substantial gaps in the organizational infrastructure needed for consistent implementation. These findings suggest that improving survivorship care will require investments in workflows, accountability structures, and evaluation systems that support routine delivery and measurement of survivorship care.

Corresponding Author: Hoda Badr, PhD, Department of Medical Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, 834 Chestnut St, Ste 314, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (hoda.badr@jefferson.edu).

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