title: Pediatric oncology in Slovenia.
abstract: Slovenia, a new country and formerly a part of Yugoslavia, has had its Childrens Hospital in Ljubljana since 1865. This became a part of the University Hospital in 1945, and in the early 1960s the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology was established. The Oncological Institute of Slovenia was established in 1938 and has developed into a modern facility for comprehensive cancer care, research, and teaching. In close cooperation, established in the 1960s, a team from these two institutions takes care of the approximately 60 children per year who develop cancer in Slovenia. Consisting of pediatricians, radiation oncologists, pathologists, cytologists, surgeons, and other ad hoc specialists, the team meets at least twice weekly to plan treatment, follow the patients, discuss the results, and teach. All patients are subject to regular follow-up indefinitely. A separate team has been formed to study the late effects of cancer treatment on survivors, who by now are mostly adults.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Oncology, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jereb
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anzic
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016522:Oncology Service, Hospital / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012106:Research / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017524:Slovenia; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology