[Inpatient after-care measures in the framework of cancer after-care, organizational and legal gaps].

Inpatient measures are an important element of cancer aftercare. The statutory bases are contained in the various branches of the pensions and sickness insurance systems, as well as in the Federal Social Assistance Act. The establishment of working groups of the financially responsible institutions has, in many parts of the Federal Republic of Germany, entailed decisive improvements in the potentialities of inpatient aftercare measures. Speedier and intensified communication and cooperation among all persons and agencies involved are needed.