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Role of primary care in the management of cancer patients
Author(s) -
Buckland Danny
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1453
Subject(s) - medicine , restructuring , primary care , cancer , primary cancer , nursing , family medicine , intensive care medicine , finance , business
The management of cancer patients has traditionally been a secondary care responsibility but increasing survival rates and new models of care mean that the role of primary care is evolving, and a restructuring of cancer services to provide more integrated care is now required.