Description

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This open access book provides a valuable resource for hospitals, institutions, and health authorities worldwide in their plans to set up and develop comprehensive cancer care centers. The development and implementation of a comprehensive cancer program allows for a systematic approach to evidence-based strategies of prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and palliation. Comprehensive cancer programs also provide a nexus for the running of clinical trials and implementation of novel cancer therapies with the overall aim of optimizing comprehensive and holistic care of cancer patients and providing them with the best opportunity to improve quality of life and overall survival. This book's self-contained chapter format aims to reinforce the critical importance of comprehensive cancer care centers while providing a practical guide for the essential components needed to achieve them, such as operational considerations, guidelines for best clinical inpatient and outpatient care, and research and quality management structures. Intended to be wide-ranging and applicable at a global level for both high and low income countries, this book is also instructive for regions with limited resources.

The Comprehensive Cancer Center: Development, Integration, and Implementation is an essential resource for oncology physicians including hematologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, and oncology nurses as well as hospitals, health departments, university authorities, governments and legislators.

About the Author

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Mahmoud AljurfDeputy Director, Oncology Center King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research CentreKingdom of Saudi ArabiaNavneet S. MajhailProfessor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Director, Blood & Marrow Transplant Program Vice Chair, Department of Hematology and Medical OncologyTaussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio USAMickey B C KohHead-HaematologyHonorary Senior Lecturer, Infection and Immunity Clinical Academic GroupSt George's Univeristy HospitalsLondon UKProgramme and Medical DirectorCell Therapy Programme, Blood Services GroupHealth Sciences AuthoritySingapore Mohamed A. Kharfan-DabajaProfessor of Medicine, Vice-Chair, Hematology, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Programs, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FLUSANelson ChaoHematologic Malig. and Cellular TherapyDuke University2400 Pratt St., Durham, NC 27710 USA