caa a22 4500 397498578 CHVBK 20180308164527.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161202e199503 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1093/fampra/12.1.60 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)oxford-10.1093/fampra/12.1.60 Specialist and general practice views on routine follow-up of breast cancer patients in general practice [Elektronische Daten] [Eva Grunfeld, David Mant, Martin P Vessey, Ray Fitzpatrick] The practice of routinely following-up breast cancer in hospital clinics is of widespread concern: studies have shown that it is not an effective way of detecting recurrent disease and it places great strain on cancer services which are already overstretched. A general practice centred system of routine follow-up may be a solution to this problem in those countries which have a strong primary care base. Such a system would have other benefits such as continuity of care for the patient. The objective of this study was to determine the views of general practitioners and specialists on follow-up of patients with breast cancer in remission, with special emphasis on their views on the transfer of routine follow-up from the hospital to general practice. A postal questionnaire survey of British breast cancer specialists (response rate 77.0%) and a personal interview survey of British general practitioners (response rate 81.8%) were conducted. The results show that British general practitioners are willing to take on greater responsibility for the routine follow-up care of their patients with breast cancer. However, there was frequently a mis-match between specialists' and general practitioners' views on this subject. © Oxford University Press Original articles nationallicence Grunfeld Eva Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Oxford, Gibson Building, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK, Aldermoor Close, Southampton SO1 6ST, UK aut Mant David Department of Primary Medical Care, University of Southampton, Aldermoor Health Centre Aldermoor Close, Southampton SO1 6ST, UK aut Vessey Martin P. Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Oxford, Gibson Building, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK, Aldermoor Close, Southampton SO1 6ST, UK aut Fitzpatrick Ray Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Oxford, Gibson Building, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK, Aldermoor Close, Southampton SO1 6ST, UK aut Family Practice Oxford University Press 12/1(1995-03), 60-65 0263-2136 12:1<60 1995 12 famprj https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/12.1.60 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/12.1.60 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Grunfeld Eva Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Oxford, Gibson Building, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK, Aldermoor Close, Southampton SO1 6ST, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mant David Department of Primary Medical Care, University of Southampton, Aldermoor Health Centre Aldermoor Close, Southampton SO1 6ST, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vessey Martin P. Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Oxford, Gibson Building, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK, Aldermoor Close, Southampton SO1 6ST, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fitzpatrick Ray Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Oxford, Gibson Building, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK, Aldermoor Close, Southampton SO1 6ST, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Family Practice Oxford University Press 12/1(1995-03), 60-65 0263-2136 12:1<60 1995 12 famprj Metadata rights reserved CC BY-NC-4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-oxford