Stubblefield Michael D, Tortorella Brooke, Alfano Catherine M
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052 USA.
Select Medical, Mechanicsburg, PA USA.
Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep. 2023 Mar 18:1-4. doi: 10.1007/s40141-023-00390-x.
Despite more than 6 decades of growth and transformation, the field of cancer rehabilitation has considerable room to evolve if it is to live up to its full potential. This article will discuss the importance of this evolution in the context of radiation late effects and serve as a call for the clinical and operational expansion of the field so that it can become a key component of comprehensive cancer care.
The clinical and operational challenges inherent in cancer survivors with radiation late effects necessitate different thinking with respect to how rehabilitation professionals evaluate and manage patients as well as how our institutions equip these professionals to practice at the highest possible level.
To achieve its promise, the field of cancer rehabilitation must evolve to embrace fully the scope, scale, and complexity of issues faced by cancer survivors with radiation late effects. Better engagement and coordination of the care team are needed to deliver this care and ensure our programs are robust, sustainable, and flexible.
尽管癌症康复领域经过了60多年的发展与变革,但要充分发挥其潜力仍有很大的发展空间。本文将在放射治疗晚期效应的背景下讨论这一发展的重要性,并呼吁在临床和业务上扩大该领域,使其成为综合癌症护理的关键组成部分。
癌症幸存者放射治疗晚期效应所固有的临床和业务挑战,要求康复专业人员在评估和管理患者的方式上以及我们的机构如何使这些专业人员能够在尽可能高的水平上开展工作方面进行不同的思考。
为了实现其承诺,癌症康复领域必须发展,以充分接纳癌症幸存者放射治疗晚期效应所面临问题的范围、规模和复杂性。需要更好地参与和协调护理团队来提供这种护理,并确保我们的项目强大、可持续且灵活。