Practice patterns and perceptions of survivorship care in Canadian genitourinary oncology: A multidisciplinary perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is little knowledge of survivorship care specific to genitourinary (GU) cancers. To improve care delivery to this patient population, we need to clearly define physician perceptions of survivorship care. We therefore conducted a study to determine the challenges to GU cancer survivorship care in Canada.

Methods

A web-based questionnaire was e-mailed to physicians treating GU cancers in Canada, including urologists, radiation oncologists, and medical oncologists. Five domains were assessed: demography, current post-cancer treatment care, perspectives on barriers to survivorship care, accessibility to survivorship resources, and perspectives about advocacy groups.

Results

There were 306 responses, with 260 eligible for study. A total of 82% of physici

SUBMITTER: Almatar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4277520 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature