In its 2006 report, From cancer patient to cancer survivor: Lost in transition, the . Institute of Medicine raised the need for a more coordinated and comprehensive care model for cancer survivors. Given the ever increasing number of cancer survivors, in general, and prostate cancer survivors, in particular, there is a need for a more sustainable model of follow-up care. | Design of the PROstate cancer follow-up care in Secondary and Primary hEalth Care study PROSPEC A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of primary care-based follow-up of localized prostate cancer survivors