Availability of patient-centered cancer support services: A statewide survey of cancer centers.

ABSTRACT: The Institute of Medicine recommended in their landmark report "From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition" that services to meet the needs of cancer patients should extend beyond physical health issues to include functional and psychosocial consequences of cancer. However, no systems exist in the US to support state-level data collection on availability of support services for cancer patients. Developing a mechanism to systematically collect these data and document service availability is essential for guiding comprehensive cancer control planning efforts. This study was carried out to develop a protocol for implementing a statewide survey of all Commission on Cancer (CoC) accredited cancer centers in South Carolina and to implement the survey to examine availability of pa

SUBMITTER: Cartmell KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5870953 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature