title: Keys to managing oncology care.
abstract: Each year, more than 1 million Americans are diagnosed with some form of cancer. Although the term cancer includes more than 100 different diseases, half of all cancers can be successfully treated or cured if the disease is detected early and appropriate therapy is initiated and administered as scheduled with minimal interruptions and dose modifications. Because of higher cure rates and longer survival, the current approach is to view cancer as a chronic rather than terminal illness.
authors.affiliation: Quality Operating Solutions, Los Angeles, Calif., USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dehgan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mellody
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Owen
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D010348:Patient Care Team; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology