title: Urban family physicians and the care of cancer patients.
abstract: Members in the Department of Family Medicine of a university teaching hospital were surveyed to find out their involvement in caring for cancer patients. Respondents indicated that many cancer patients were followed, but few cancer support services in the hospital and the community were used. The desire to take on new cancer patients was lacking, yet an interest in continuing medical education existed. Feedback from the department will help guide our Education Committee to develop continuing medical education programs for family physicians caring for cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dworkind
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shvartzman
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Adler
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Franco
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003153:Community Health Services; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012944:Social Support; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D014504:Urban Health