Cancer Transitions: Moving Beyond Treatment
An updated, pre-packaged cancer survivorship educational program to prepare cancer survivors for the transition to post- treatment survivorship and help your organization meet CoC Survivorship Standard 4.8.
Our Solution
The Cancer Transitions: Moving Beyond Treatment® program is a pre-packaged, manualized program designed to help post-treatment cancer survivors within 24 months of active treatment completion move into the next phase of life with skills and strategies to live fully. By offering this program, you can help equip cancer survivors with the tools and skills they need to navigate the transition into post-treatment survivorship. The program addresses many of the physical, social, and practical issues survivors may face during this transitional time — and it can help you fulfill the Commission on Cancer Survivorship Standard.
By licensing the program, you will receive all the tools you need to implement this 4-session program.
This includes:
- Facilitator guides (printed or digital)
- Participant workbooks (printed or digital)
- Access to video modules on salient survivorship topics
- Supporting program materials (templates for marketing and recruitment, PowerPoint slides for each session, facilitator guidance and tips, and more)
More About the Program and its Benefits
The Cancer Transitions: Moving Beyond Treatment program is designed to improve quality of life by focusing on lifestyle skills and habits related to:
- Eating and nutrition
- Emotional well-being
- Financial wellness
- Medical care
- Physical activity
- Relationships
Through this program, participants meet for 90 minutes every week for four (4) consecutive weeks. Education, group discussion, video modules of expert speakers, and an emphasis on setting and achieving goals ensure that participants have a unique and enriching experience.
Facilitated by a staff member who is able to address issues of psychosocial oncology, encourage group discussion, and teach behavioral health concepts presented in each session, this program provides an opportunity for participants to learn from one another and feel a sense of community. This is a special opportunity to connect with other people with shared experiences to talk about issues and concerns.
Additional Program Features
- Videos on nutrition, exercise, sexual health, and cognitive changes
- Training in relaxation and stress management
- Group discussion and support
- Resources for additional information
Program Adaptations
The Cancer Transitions program is available in English (U.S.) and Spanish (U.S.). It has also been adapted to meet the needs of specific populations of people impacted by cancer. The following adaptations of the program are currently available:
This program addresses many of the physical, social, and practical issues that caregivers and the individuals they care for face as they move into a new stage of cancer survivorship. It's designed to help caregivers improve their quality of life by focusing on lifestyle skills and habits.
This program covers core issues for young adult cancer survivors, including physical, social, emotional, and practical issues young adults may face as they navigate a new stage of their cancer experience — survivorship. Young adult survivors who wish to better manage the short- and long-term impacts of cancer, especially within the first few years after active treatment, will gain valuable skills through this program.
Evidence-based Success
Based on participant feedback from pilot studies completed in 2023 and 2024
Colorectal Cancer Alliance Partnership
CSC and the Colorectal Cancer Alliance have partnered with subject matter experts to produce a video series for the Cancer Transitions program. This series focuses on the following colorectal cancer survivorship topics:
- Coping with Common Colorectal Survivorship Issues
- Personalized Surveillance and Prevention Plans
- Healthy Lifestyle Skills and Habits
Healthy Lifestyle Skills and Habits for Colorectal Cancer Survivors: Part 1
Dr. Cynthia Thomson, PhD, RDN, FTOS, FAND discusses living well through healthy lifestyle skills and habits. This video was developed in partnership with the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, as part of the CSC’s Cancer Transitions Moving Beyond Treatment…
How Does Licensing Work?
Learn more about the program and licensing. And ask about our discount for licensing the digital (online) program.
