BACKGROUND Breast cancer survivors continue to experience physical and psychosocial health care needs post-treatment. Primary care involvement is increasing as cancer centres move forward with earlier discharge of stable breast cancer survivors to primary care follow-up. Research suggests primary care providers (PCPs) are willing to provide survivorship care but many lack knowledge and confiden...

© 2015 Harborside Press® In 1986, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) set out to define health care in terms of quality. Its goal was to establish standards for desired health outcomes that were consistent with current professional knowledge (Donaldson & Lohr, 1990). It has become apparent, however, that variability in the quality of cancer care exists across the United States (Desch, 2008; Hewitt ...

Objectives: We aimed to investigate the association between fragmented cancer care in early phase after diagnosis and patient outcomes using national insurance claim data. Methods: identified National Health Insurance beneficiaries diagnosed with lung South Korea from 2010 2014. included 1,364 patients reduced immortal time bias heterogeneity. performed multiple regression analysis a generalize...

the vast entity of the aging process must be well thought out while considering optimal management for elderly patients with cancer. co-morbidity and functional status are the key factors which determine the overall survival of patients. multidisciplinary approaches to patient management must be emphasized and stressed to deal with end- of-life issues. researchers need to identify elderly peopl...

Cancer care and palliative care each require a complex multi- and interdisciplinary approach to maximize the care of people with cancer. Recommendations for cancer treatment should both relieve the symptoms of cancer and prevent and treat side effects of anticancer therapy. Unrelieved symptoms not only contribute to worse quality of life but also can reduce a patient's ability to tolerate cance...

Background: Given the negative impact of cancer on the quality of life, low self-efficacy and self-esteem are common in the patients suffering from cancer. This study aims to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and self-esteem in these patients.  Methods: This study was descriptive and cross-sectional and was conducted in Ayatollah Khansari Hospital in Arak. The obtained data were...

Cancer patients constitute one of the most complex, diverse and growing patient populations in Canada. Like other high-needs patient groups, cancer patients desire a more integrated approach to care delivery that spans organizational and professional boundaries. This article provides an overview of Cancer Care Ontario's experience in fostering a more integrated cancer system, and describes the ...