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Changing times in cancer care

Changing times in cancer care Cancer services in the UK have measurably changed in the last 10 years. For me, and for you, I expect, our professional lives in cancer care, and our personal lives have also grown and developed in this last era of the decade at the end of the twentieth century. For me, the setting up of what was then designated a Cancer Unit, from very small beginnings, with medical and nursing colleagues and involving professionals from many other disciplines was a new and innovative process. Ten years ago, working closely with the community and primary care teams was also new in cancer care. Initially, I worked as one of the first ‘outreach’ research nurses (involved in breast cancer care) from the Royal Marsden Hospital in the early 1980 s. Then, as the Cancer Unit was set up at St. George's Hospital locally, I became the first specialist oncology home care nurse, visiting cancer patients and their families at home. The Service helped to forge links with G.P.s, district nurses and local health centres and hospice home care teams. These links brought many benefits over the years, not least in enhanced communications and building good working relationships, having established some http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Cancer Care Wiley

Changing times in cancer care

European Journal of Cancer Care , Volume 10 (3) – Sep 1, 2001

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
2001 Blackwell Science Ltd
ISSN
0961-5423
eISSN
1365-2354
DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2354.2001.00270.x
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Abstract

Cancer services in the UK have measurably changed in the last 10 years. For me, and for you, I expect, our professional lives in cancer care, and our personal lives have also grown and developed in this last era of the decade at the end of the twentieth century. For me, the setting up of what was then designated a Cancer Unit, from very small beginnings, with medical and nursing colleagues and involving professionals from many other disciplines was a new and innovative process. Ten years ago, working closely with the community and primary care teams was also new in cancer care. Initially, I worked as one of the first ‘outreach’ research nurses (involved in breast cancer care) from the Royal Marsden Hospital in the early 1980 s. Then, as the Cancer Unit was set up at St. George's Hospital locally, I became the first specialist oncology home care nurse, visiting cancer patients and their families at home. The Service helped to forge links with G.P.s, district nurses and local health centres and hospice home care teams. These links brought many benefits over the years, not least in enhanced communications and building good working relationships, having established some

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European Journal of Cancer CareWiley

Published: Sep 1, 2001

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