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A multidisciplinary prostate cancer clinic for newly diagnosed patients: developing the role of the advanced practice
Lydia T Madsen1, Catherine Craig, Deborah Kuban
1Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. lmadsen@mdanderson.org
Abstract:
Newly diagnosed patients with prostate cancer have various treatment options, and a multidisciplinary prostate cancer clinic (MPCC) can present all options in a single setting. An MPCC was started in 2004 at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and 258 patients with prostate cancer were evaluated in its first year. The clinic expanded in 2006 and an oncology advanced practice nurse (APN) was recruited to address specific objectives. The APN role was used to implement a quality-of-life protocol, provide detailed patient education (including a treatment summary and care plan), and serve as a single point of contact as patients move toward a treatment decision. Formal evaluation of the MPCC showed that patients were satisfied with this approach to the complex decision-making process in prostate cancer.
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