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Cancer Survivorship Care: Exploring the Role of the General Internist

Authors: Susan Hong, MD, MPH, Larissa Nekhlyudov, MD, MPH, Aarati Didwania, MD, MS, Olufunmilayo Olopade, MD, Pamela Ganschow, MD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Special Issue 2/2009

Abstract

According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), cancer survivorship encompasses the “physical, psychosocial, and economic issues of cancer from diagnosis until the end of life.” Today, one in 30 Americans are cancer survivors. Almost two-thirds have at least one chronic health condition. As the numbers of cancer survivors increase, cancer itself can be viewed as a chronic medical condition. This paper illustrates some of the challenges faced by cancer survivors. We discuss the limitations of current models of survivorship care, including shared care. In addition, we explore how the American Board of Internal Medicine’s previously proposed credential of Comprehensive Care Internist could serve to define and integrate the complex needs of adult cancer survivors with the skills and talents of general internists.

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Title: Cancer Survivorship Care: Exploring the Role of the General Internist
Authors: Susan Hong, MD, MPH
Larissa Nekhlyudov, MD, MPH
Aarati Didwania, MD, MS
Olufunmilayo Olopade, MD
Pamela Ganschow, MD
Publication date: 01-11-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue Special Issue 2/2009
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-009-1019-4

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