Mitchell Geoffrey K
University of Queensland.
Aust Fam Physician. 2008 Sep;37(9):698-702.
The incidence of cancer is rising, so the workload of managing cancer is increasing rapidly. Among the advances in cancer care are advances in coordination of care, with team care being a preferred method.
This article examines the role of the general practitioner, by looking at each step in the patient's cancer journey. The current role of the GP and practice staff is examined, as well as potential roles that can be undertaken to maximise the role of general practice in an integrated cancer service.
A complete rethink of how cancer is managed, in particular defining the roles that must be performed by specialists and those that can be performed in primary care, needs to take place in order to deal with the rising cancer incidence in Australia. General practice must prepare to modify how it works to meet this challenge, in a similar way to confronting the rising tide of other chronic illnesses.
癌症发病率正在上升，因此癌症管理的工作量也在迅速增加。癌症护理的进展包括护理协调方面的进展，团队护理是一种首选方法。
本文通过审视患者癌症治疗过程中的每一个步骤，探讨全科医生的作用。研究了全科医生和诊所工作人员目前的角色，以及为使全科医疗在综合癌症服务中发挥最大作用可承担的潜在角色。
为应对澳大利亚不断上升的癌症发病率，需要对癌症管理方式进行全面反思，特别是要明确专科医生必须履行的职责以及可在初级保健中履行的职责。全科医疗必须准备好改变其工作方式以应对这一挑战，就如同应对其他慢性病发病率上升的情况一样。
