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Erschienen in: Supportive Care in Cancer 12/2015

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.

verfasst von: Julie K. Silver, Sean R. Smith, Eric M. Wisotzky, Vishwa S. Raj, Jack B. Fu, Rebecca A. Kirch

Erschienen in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Ausgabe 12/2015

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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. …
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Zurück zum Zitat Silver JK, Raj VS, Fu JB, Wisotzky EM, Smith SR, Kirch RA (2015) Cancer rehabilitation and palliative care: critical components in the delivery of high-quality oncology services. Support Care Cancer. (in press) Silver JK, Raj VS, Fu JB, Wisotzky EM, Smith SR, Kirch RA (2015) Cancer rehabilitation and palliative care: critical components in the delivery of high-quality oncology services. Support Care Cancer. (in press)
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Titel
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.
verfasst von
Julie K. Silver
Sean R. Smith
Eric M. Wisotzky
Vishwa S. Raj
Jack B. Fu
Rebecca A. Kirch
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2015
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Supportive Care in Cancer / Ausgabe 12/2015
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-015-2917-0

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