[Post-therapeutic care: when is it worthwhile?].
The most important goals of tumour aftercare are increasing the cure and overall survival rates and improving the quality of life. Additional responsibilities of the physician are psychosocial support of the patient and monitoring the late effects of therapy. If examinations are performed with diagnostic instruments, a therapeutic consequence for the patient that is commensurate with the finding must be forthcoming. This is because the diagnosis of an untreatable relapse or a relapse that does not need to be immediately treated is an additional burden for the patient.
Gehbauer
Gerald
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Arztlicher Leiter MVZ Onkologie, Ingolstadt. MVZ-Onkologie-Ingolstadt@web.de
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