title: [Status of the after-care concept in oncology--viewpoint of the established oncologist].
abstract: Follow-up concepts in the oncological field are subject to constant change, in response to continued progress in the diagnostic and therapeutic spectrum available and building on scientifically founded, rationally conveyed as well as individualized measures, also taking into account the availability of financial resources. In the foreground are conveying a sense of security and acceptance, life-long support of the patient in both, somatic and psychosocial complications, winning the patient's partnership in primary and secondary prevention also with his or her relatives, and verifying, on a continual basis, the outcome quality of oncological interventions through adequate documentation in clinical registries.
authors.affiliation: URKleeberg@d-med.net
authors.forename: U R
authors.initials: UR
authors.lastname: Kleeberg
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011788:Quality of Life