Skin cancer: follow-up, rehabilitation, palliative and supportive care.
Follow-up, rehabilitation and palliative/supportive care are essential parts of the care and treatment of skin cancer patients. This review provides an overview on the state of knowledge and recent developments in these three disciplines, hereby providing standard operating procedures for the dermatologist in the care of skin cancer patients. Especially in follow-up and supportive care, the results of recent clinical trials have led to significant changes in the standard of care. These new insights and their consequences are the special focus of this article.
Ugurel
Selma
S
Department of Dermatology, Venerology, and Allergology, University of Würzburg, Germany. ugurel_s@klinik.uni-wuerzburg.de
Enk
Alexander
A
D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000639:trends*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000639:trends*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000639:trends*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000639:trends*