City of Hope Expands Survivorship Care as 70% of Cancer Patients Survive Five Years — City of Hope

Event summary

City of Hope launches the City of Hope Line, a national initiative to support cancer survivors and their loved ones.
70% of Americans diagnosed with cancer now survive at least five years, up from previous decades.
City of Hope has been tracking over 15,000 long-term hematopoietic cell transplantation survivors through its Center for Survivorship and Outcomes.
The organization is developing a systemwide survivorship program to support patients from diagnosis through long-term follow-up.
Day for Hope, an annual nationwide day of giving and collective action, helps sustain and expand survivorship care work.

The big picture

City of Hope's expansion of survivorship care comes at a critical time as cancer survival rates reach new highs. The organization's focus on lifelong, research-driven care addresses a growing need in modern cancer treatment, reflecting broader industry trends towards personalized and long-term patient support. With nearly 19 million people living with or beyond cancer, the demand for coordinated survivorship programs is expected to rise significantly.

What we're watching

Scaling Survivorship Care: Whether City of Hope can effectively scale its survivorship programs across its national network while maintaining consistent care standards.
Research-Driven Care: How City of Hope's survivorship research will continue to inform and improve long-term follow-up care for cancer survivors.
Industry Adoption: The pace at which other healthcare systems adopt similar survivorship care models in response to increasing cancer survival rates.