Off to a good start after a cancer diagnosis: implementation of a time out consultation in primary care before cancer treatment decision.
Eveline A NoteboomNiek J de WitIngrid J E M van AsseldonkMonique C A M JanssenWai Yee Lam-WongRob H P J LinssenManon J A E PepelsNatascha A W P SchramaMariëlle E H TrompperL Maaike VeldhuizenAnne P WijtvlietEd G F ZeldenrustAns M HendrikxWil A van de BoomenDorothé M ElbersenEsther M G JacobsElsken van der WallCharles W HelsperPublished in: Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice (2019)
The first experiences with a TOC in primary care before cancer treatment decision suggest that it may help to keep the GP "in the loop" after a cancer diagnosis and that it may contribute to the SDM process, according to patients, family physicians, and specialists.