Clinic Overview

Expert life-long care the unique needs of cancer survivors

The Long-Term Follow-Up Program provides health care to survivors of childhood and adulthood cancers. Our providers are specialists with knowledge and experience in the treatment of cancer and the long-term effects of treatment.

Long-term follow-up care includes screening for delayed complications of therapy, education about possible long-term effects, and monitoring of health care needs based on risk factors associated with prior cancer treatment.

Patients benefit form the unique insights and comprehensive approach of the Long-Term Follow-Up Program's multidisciplinary team. This team reviews each patient's treatments and makes recommendations for monitoring and care of potential late effects. A patient's team may be comprised of the following:

• Oncologist
• Nurses
• Phychologists
• Social workers
• Other specialists as needed

Long-Term Follow-Up Program oncologists are members of the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, one of only 41 National Cancer Institute-designed comprehensive cancer centers.

Learn more about our physicians' cancer/oncology expertise.

Treatments

Our physicians offer a comprehensive array of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and consultation including:

• Personal disease history and therapy review
• Screening for late effects
• Education on reducing the risks of the late effects
• Clinical exams and laboratory tests
• Treatment summaries for the cancer survivor and his/her primary physician
• Referral Coordination to specialty care if needed
• Counseling on education and occupational concerns
• Information about current research and knowledge of late effects

A partnership of Fairview and University of Minnesota Physicians