Monitoring the physical health of cancer survivors: a survivorship-focused medical history.
Cancer survivors frequently visit their primary-care physicians, as well as oncology specialists, for follow-up care. There is a need to monitor these survivors for the late physical effects of cancer, yet few health care providers have received training in how to do this. This article provides guidance on how to take a cancer survivor-directed medical history to facilitate the elicitation of relevant exposures, family history, and symptoms that may be related to the late effects of cancer therapy.
Ganz
Patricia A
PA
University of California, Los Angeles, Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA. pganz@ucla.edu
D000359:Aftercare; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods*; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000379:methods*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D017741:Survivors