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Systemic anticancer therapies and the role of primary care
Author(s) -
Merriel Samuel W D,
Hamilton Willie
Publication year - 2020
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.1871
Subject(s) - medicine , primary care , multidisciplinary approach , psychosocial , intensive care medicine , cancer , systemic therapy , perspective (graphical) , family medicine , psychiatry , social science , artificial intelligence , sociology , breast cancer , computer science
Supporting cancer patients receiving systemic cancer therapies requires a multidisciplinary approach, and primary care plays a key role in identifying and managing the physical effects of treatment, providing psychosocial support and arranging specialist review. This article discusses the management of patients receiving systemic cancer therapies from a primary care perspective.