Multidisciplinary care for life after cancer: a survivor's center.
This article introduces the most recent definition of cancer survivor and the empirical data demonstrating the barriers that are often faced by patients following cancer treatment. The article then describes a novel use of the oncology multidisciplinary care model to address those issues, which is one of the first of its kind in the nation. The article is closed with a case example.
Kendall
Jeff
J
Helen F. Graham Cancer Center in Newark, Delaware, USA.
Waddington
Cindy
C
Bailiff
Michelle
M
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents