Office of Cancer Survivorship

(a) In general The Secretary shall establish within Office of the Director of the National Cancer Institute (referred to in this section as NCI) the Office of Cancer Survivorship (referred to in this section as the Office). (b) Purpose The Office shall function as the entity within NCI with primary responsibility for improving cancer survivorship for individuals living with and through cancer. (c) Responsibilities The Office shall undertake the following responsibilities: (1) Management of a portfolio of research grants focused on survivorship topics, including— (A) late and long-term effects of cancer and cancer treatment; (B) interventions to address late and long-term effects of cancer; (C) health delivery models that ensure access to quality survivorship care for all survivors; and (D) communication and education efforts to enhance access to survivorship care for all survivors. (2) Professional education efforts to share best practices in survivorship care and to improve survivorship care delivery. (3) Survivor education efforts related to— (A) understanding the late and long-term effects of cancer and cancer treatment; (B) improving access to monitoring and follow-up care after active treatment for all survivors; and (C) enhancing survivor management of long-term follow-up survivorship care.