Continuous primary care is central to comprehensive cancer care: are we ready to meet growing needs?

J Am Board Fam Med. 2013 Nov-Dec;26(6):623-5. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.06.130256.

Abstract

Primary care engagement is essential to meet the need for high-quality, comprehensive, long-term cancer care. Primary care currently serves an integral role as the point of care for preventive and surveillance cancer screenings. As cancer prevalence rises, primary care will increasingly serve a growing need for care continuity as patients transition between screening, active treatment, and continued follow-up care.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / prevention & control*
  • Clinical Competence*
  • Continuity of Patient Care / standards*
  • Dermatology / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medicare / economics*
  • Melanoma / therapy*
  • Melanoma, Cutaneous Malignant
  • Office Visits / statistics & numerical data*
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care*
  • Physicians, Primary Care / standards*
  • Preventive Health Services / standards*
  • Primary Health Care / methods*
  • Primary Health Care / statistics & numerical data*
  • Skin Neoplasms
  • Survivors*