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01-12-2015 | Letter to the editor
Response to editorial by Richard Crevenna, MD, regarding “cancer rehabilitation and palliative care: critical components in the delivery of high-quality oncology services” by Silver et al.
Authors:
Julie K. Silver, Sean R. Smith, Eric M. Wisotzky, Vishwa S. Raj, Jack B. Fu, Rebecca A. Kirch
Published in:
Supportive Care in Cancer
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Issue 12/2015
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Excerpt
Richard Crevenna, MD, provided insightful comments in his editorial response to our article entitled “Cancer Rehabilitation and Palliative Care: Critical Components in the Delivery of High-Quality Oncology Services” [
1]. We were impressed by Dr. Crevenna’s description of the recent initiatives in interdisciplinary care, particularly in symptom management, at the Comprehensive Cancer Centre of the Medical University of Vienna. Notable were the inclusion of a rehabilitation tumor board and the integration of rehabilitation services into a clinic dedicated to symptom management which extends beyond issues typically associated with rehabilitation (e.g., mucositis and nausea). We believe that this type of interdisciplinary collaboration is critical to the success of well-designed cancer rehabilitation programs. …
