The requirements of a specialist Prostate Cancer Unit: A discussion paper from the European School of Oncology

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Valdagni, Riccardo ^a,b   Albers, Peter ^c   Bangma, Chris ^d   Drudge Coates, Lawrence ^e   Magnani, Tiziana ^b   Moynihan, Clare ^f   Parker, Chris ^g   Redmond, Kathy ^a   Sternberg, Cora N ^h   Denis, Louis ⁱ   Costa, Alberto ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^g INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^h SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ Oncology Centre of Antwerp   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cancer care units; Criteria; Holistic health; Interdisciplinary health team; Multidisciplinary communication; Organizational structure; Patient care management; Patient care team; Patient centred care; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYTOTOXIC AGENT;

ADVANCED CANCER; ANDROLOGY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; EUROPE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSING CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE SURGERY; REHABILITATION CARE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBULATORY CARE; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 78650418251     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.10.029     Document Type: Article

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