The general practitioner and information to cancer patients

Information to cancer patients is a continuous process, and a considerable personal undertaking is usually needed. The general practitioner is in an unique position because of his contact with the cancer patient and his family during all stages of the disease. This gives him both opportunities and the responsibility for this information. The basis for cancer patient information can briefly be given in the "three c's": Communication, Coordination and Cooperation--communication both to patient and family and coordination and cooperation between the multitude of professionals, who often taken care of the cancer patient right through his illness.