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Care of cancer patient in remission in general practice

In the sense of the Health Care Concept, clinical oncology published in the Journal of the Slovak Republic, amount 36-43, of 28 July 2022 may care of cancer patient in remission after 5 years or more general physician.

The decision on who will monitor the patient is fully within the competence clinical oncologist. Patient monitoring is mostly ongoing during the first five years, primarily through the treating clinical oncologist; healthcare is subsequently taken over by general practitioners.

Planning coordinator for clinical follow-up after completion of cancer treatment is a clinical oncologist who has in the care of the patient after cancer treatment. The treating clinical oncologist will produce a summary of treatment, a plan follow-up after oncology treatment and general recommendations for as well as other relevant physicians involved in the patient care. The general physician will thus be given what follow-up and the frequency at which the patient will need to be evaluated regular inspections.

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