Systematic symptom screening in patients with advanced cancer treated in certified oncology centers: results of the prospective multicenter German KeSBa project.
Friederike BraulkeServet ParaBernd Alt-EppingMitra TewesMarkus BäumerBirgit HaberlandRegine Mayer-SteinackerAnne HopprichMaike de WitMichaela GrabeSophia Bender-SäbelkampfCaroline WeßlingChristoph AulmannChristina GerlachPascale RegincosFerdinand FischerSoraya HaarmannTatjana HuysSabine DrygasAnett RambauAlexander KianiAstrid SchnabelChristoph BuhlStefanie SeipkeSonja HiemerSilke PolataMaximilian MeßmannAnna HansmeierLouiza AnastasiadouAnne LetschDaniel WechtMatthias Hellberg-NaegeleUtz KrugUllrich WeddingBirgitt van OorschotPublished in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2023)
Routine SC is feasible in advanced CPs treated in OCs but associated with considerable workload. In 42.2% of CPs SC was classified as positive, indicating the need of further diagnostics or professional judgment. SC requires staff and IT resources.