[Determination of after care periods for cancer patients]

Following an analysis of case histories of in-patients treated for tumors of the stomach and cervix uteri at the clinics of the Center in 1979, an assessment of the work put in by the personnel at different stages of their treatment and on the basis of interviews with the clinics' chiefs it was found that the establishment of an optimal period of postoperative treatment of tumor in-patients is impracticable. Due to a high degree of tumor specialization and a wide range of tumor sites, the establishment of specialized clinics or hospitals may face additional difficulty in selecting admissions and running wards with variable turnover of in-patients and highly-specialized personnel.