"When patients have cancer, they stop seeing me" – the role of the general practitioner in early follow-up of patients with cancer – a qualitative study

• Published in: BMC Family Practice
• Main Authors: Mikalsen Hege, Holtedahl Knut A, Anvik Tor
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2006
• Subjects: Medicine (General); R5-920; Norway; Tromsø; Bodø; North Norway
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-7-19; https://doaj.org/article/3c62e63cee944e5ca32b37d740a065ec

Abstract Background The role of the general practitioner (GP) in cancer follow-up is poorly defined. We wanted to describe and analyse the role of the GP during initial follow-up of patients with recently treated cancer, from the perspective of patients, their relatives and their GPs. Methods One fo...