2026-04-29 Back to the Future: Anticipating, Assessing and Addressing the Late and Long-term Needs in Cancer Survivorship
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Per the American Cancer Society, there are more than 20 million cancer survivors living in the United States, and more than 70% of those diagnosed with cancer will survive their cancer for 5 or more years. With the increase in people living beyond their cancer treatments, there becomes an increased need to address the late and long-term adverse effects of cancer treatment. Cancer survivors can experience a myriad of physical side effects including ongoing fatigue, pain and impaired mobility which can inhibit their return to their prior level of function. Additional concerns such as fear of cancer recurrence, body image concerns, and financial toxicity are within the scope of practice of physical therapists to screen for and address. This session will review the current state of cancer survivorship in the U.S., describe several models of survivorship care where physical therapists play a crucial role in addressing the late effects of cancer treatment, and empower physical therapists to address the needs of cancer survivors.
Learning Objectives:
- The learner will be able to define cancer survivorship and recognize the significance of cancer survivorship along the cancer care continuum
- The learner will identify three common concerns in cancer survivorship
- The learner will describe ways that physical therapists can screen for and address the late effects of cancer treatment in cancer survivorship
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Scott Capozza, PT, DPT, MS
Scott Capozza, PT, DPT, MS works as an outpatient physiotherapist dedicated to oncology rehabilitation at Smilow Cancer Hospital at the Yale Cancer Center in Connecticut, USA. He is among the first class of board-certified clinical specialists in oncologic physical therapy in the United States. He holds several leadership positions within the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). He is also the United States of America’s representative on the planning committee for the biannual International Conference on PhysioTherapy in Oncology (ICPTO) Programme Committee of ICPTO 2026.
Scott has taught as an adjunct professor in Oncology Physical Therapy for multiple universities in Connecticut and has delivered lectures to physiotherapy programs around the United States educating students, physiotherapists and oncologists about the benefits of oncology rehabilitation. He has presented professionally on the local, state, national and international level including the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting, the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) Annual Meeting, and the Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer’s (MASCC) Annual Meeting. He has been a co-author on several peer-reviewed publications, and is also the co-author of several textbook chapters, including ‘Young Adult Survivors’ in the textbook Oncology Rehabilitation: A Comprehensive Guidebook for Clinicians.
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