scholarly journals The role of comprehensive cancer centers in survivorship care

Cancer ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 119 ◽  
pp. 2200-2201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wim H. Van Harten ◽  
Angelo Paradiso ◽  
Michelle M. Le Beau
Keyword(s):  
Survivorship Care ◽  
Cancer Centers ◽  
Comprehensive Cancer Centers

scholarly journals Psychosocial and Patient Support Services in Comprehensive Cancer Centers

2021 ◽  
pp. 93-106
Author(s):  
Rajshekhar Chakraborty ◽  
Navneet S. Majhail ◽  
Jame Abraham
Keyword(s):  
Support Services ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Holistic Care ◽  
Survivorship Care ◽  
Patient Support ◽  
Cancer Centers ◽  
Psychosocial Services ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Comprehensive Cancer Centers ◽  
Patients Experience

AbstractPatient support and psychosocial services are an important aspect of cancer care. Comprehensive cancer centers need to provide a spectrum of these services to provide high-quality and holistic care to cancer patients. Provision of these services begins from the time of diagnosis, continues through cancer treatment, and then subsequently transitions to survivorship or end-of-life phase. Examples of these services include psychological assessment and management, patient navigation, care coordination, genetic counseling, and complementary medicine. Survivorship care is an important aspect of patients’ experience during their cancer journey and beyond. This chapter discusses key psychosocial and supportive care services that are recommended for cancer centers that strive to provide comprehensive cancer care to their patients.

Wie bewährt sich das Konzept in der Praxis?

2010 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 44-44
Author(s):  
Rainer Bubenzer
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Centers ◽  
Comprehensive Cancer Centers

Comprehensive Cancer Centers als interdisziplinäre, die Grundlagenwissenschaften einbeziehende Kompetenzzentren für Krebserkrankungen erweitern das Aufgabenspektrum der klassischen Tumorzentren. Aktuelle Probleme betreffen ihre nachhaltige Finanzierung (vor allem im Bereich der Patientenversorgung), die noch unzureichende wissenschaftliche Evaluation, die potenziell größer werdende Kluft der Patientenversorgung in Zentren und in der Fläche sowie die unklare Positionierung der Forschung zwischen öffentlichen und kommerziellen Interessen. Ein Fach-Symposium in Berlin gab aktuelle Einblicke in die Arbeit einiger Spitzenzentren.

Role of the nurse in the design, delivery, monitoring and coordination of cancer survivorship care plans: An integrative review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nerea Elizondo Rodriguez ◽  
Leire Ambrosio ◽  
Virginia La Rosa‐Salas ◽  
Marta Domingo‐Osle ◽  
Cristina Garcia‐Vivar
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Survivorship ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Survivorship Care Plans ◽  
Survivorship Care ◽  
Care Plans

scholarly journals Long-Term Survivorship Care After Cancer Treatment: A New Emphasis on the Role of Rehabilitation Services

2018 ◽  
Vol 99 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole L Stout ◽  
Julie K Silver ◽  
Catherine M Alfano ◽  
Kirsten K Ness ◽  
Laura S Gilchrist
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Survivorship Care ◽  
After Cancer

Screening for Palliative Care Needs: Pilot Data From German Comprehensive Cancer Centers

2021 ◽  
pp. OP.20.00698
Author(s):  
Carmen Roch ◽  
Maria Heckel ◽  
Birgitt van Oorschot ◽  
Bernd Alt-Epping ◽  
Mitra Tewes
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Cancer Centers ◽  
Comprehensive Cancer Centers ◽  
Palliative Care Needs

PURPOSE: Guidelines recommend several screening tools to identify patients with complex palliative needs. This diversity and lack of structural recommendations offer a wide scope for implementing screening. Against this background, the current status of implementation at German Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CCCs) funded by the German Cancer Aid has not yet been investigated. METHODS: e-mail survey of the 17 hospital sites of the 13 CCCs. The questionnaire asked for structural characteristics of the centers as well as preconditions of the screening process. Structurally established screening procedures (one item) and standardized workflows, modes of performance, screening tools (four items), modes of training how to screen, and responsibilities (two items) were assessed. RESULTS: In a 2-month period, 15 hospital sites responded; seven hospital sites conducted a palliative care needs (PCN) screening. Only one hospital site carried out PCN screening in almost all oncology departments, but only with the distress thermometer. Other hospital sites determined palliative needs by assessing physical symptoms using the Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale or the Minimal Documentation System, and two hospital sites combined tools to determine both physical and psychological stress. The type of screening varied from paper-pencil–based to tablet computer–based documentation. The main barriers to implementation were identified as a lack of human resources and a lack of structural conditions. CONCLUSION: There is a lack of consensus among palliative care specialists and oncologists in the CCCs supported by the German Cancer Aid in PCN screening as well as of structured guidelines and the professional association. Structural requirements should be adapted to these needs, which include both technical and human resources. A combined psycho-oncologic and palliative care screening might help to formulate best practice recommendations.

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