Establishing a general medical outpatient clinic for cancer survivors in a public city hospital setting.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Many cancer centers and community hospitals are developing novel models of survivorship care. However, few are specifically focused on services for socio-economically disadvantaged cancer survivors.

Aims

To describe a new model of survivorship care serving culturally diverse, urban adult cancer patients and to present findings from a feasibility evaluation.

Setting

Adult cancer patients treated at a public city hospital cancer center.

Program description

The clinic provides comprehensive medical and psychosocial services for patients within a public hospital cancer center where they receive their oncology care.

Program evaluation

Longitudinal data collected over a 3-year period were used to describe patient demographics, patient needs, and s

SUBMITTER: Goytia EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2763156 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature