Open AccessIntegrating Primary Care in Cancer Survivorship Programs: Models of Care for a Growing Patient Population
Author(s) -
Nekhlyudov Larissa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0384
Subject(s) - medicine , survivorship curve , cancer survivorship , primary care , cancer , primary cancer , family medicine , population , nursing , environmental health
The author describes the primary care physician's role in caring for cancer survivors who are transitioning from oncology settings to primary care settings. Four scenarios are addressed and advantages and disadvantages of each are listed.