Survivorship Care Plans
The Children’s Oncology Group Long-Term Follow-Up Guidelines for Survivors of Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancers is the gold standard resource for clinicians who provide healthcare to childhood cancer survivors.
These screening recommendations are meant for childhood, teen, and young adult cancer survivors who are coming in for regular checkups based on their past treatments. If you have symptoms or specific health concerns, your doctor should order additional tests or evaluations as needed.
Survivors are encouraged to review the guidelines but to remember that they’re targeted to healthcare professionals. COG recommends reviewing these guidelines with the assistance of a healthcare professional knowledgeable about long-term follow-up care.
Version 6.0 was published in October 2023 and can be found in its entirety here.
Survivors will likely find it easier to navigate the guidelines through the “Health Links,” laid out in topical sections that make it easier to find information relevant to your biggest concerns. These Health Links are available in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
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The Children’s Oncology Group (COG) is a National Cancer Institute-supported member group of the National Clinical Trials Network, the world’s largest, cooperative children’s cancer research entity. With over 10,000 members, it brings together physicians, laboratory scientists, nurses, psychologists and others working to beat cancer in children, adolescents and young adults at more than 200 leading children’s hospitals, universities, and cancer centers across North America, Australia, and New Zealand.