Mak J M
Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong.
J Adv Nurs. 1997 Dec;26(6):1086-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1997.tb00799.x.
Cancer is a major health problem world-wide. Therefore, it is not surprising that cancer is identified as the top priority disease group for an improvement programme by the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong. Laser therapy for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, for example, is evidence of the advancement of the scientific and technological developments for cancer treatment. Furthermore, the establishment of the Cancer Centre has provided ample opportunities for clinical practices and research studies. In response to the proclamation of the 'urgent need for the establishment of a cancer society in every country' by Searle in 1990, the Oncology Care Society of Hong Kong, which aims to promote both cancer education and cancer research, was established in 1993. Adopted from the core curriculum of the European Oncology Nursing Society, the specialist course of cancer nursing care was first implemented in Hong Kong in 1993 and the nurse specialist is now a permanent part of nursing career structure in Hong Kong. This paper attempts to review the development of oncology nursing in Hong Kong according to these factors and to find ways to improve the current situation.
癌症是全球主要的健康问题。因此，香港医院管理局将癌症确定为改善计划的首要疾病组也就不足为奇了。例如，针对鼻咽癌患者的激光治疗，就是癌症治疗科技发展进步的证据。此外，癌症中心的设立为临床实践和研究提供了充足的机会。为响应1990年塞尔提出的“每个国家都迫切需要建立癌症协会”的号召，旨在促进癌症教育和癌症研究的香港肿瘤护理学会于1993年成立。癌症护理专科课程采用了欧洲肿瘤护理学会的核心课程，于1993年首次在香港实施，如今护士专科已成为香港护理职业架构中的一个常设部分。本文试图根据这些因素回顾香港肿瘤护理的发展情况，并找出改善现状的方法。
