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ArticleCancer research and treatment2015

Oncologists' Experience with Patients with Second Primary Cancer and the Attitudes toward Second Primary Cancer Screening: A Nationwide Survey.

Dong Wook Shin, Juhee Cho, Hyung Kook Yang, So Young Kim, Boram Park, BeLong Cho, Hyung Jin Kim, Young Jun Lee, Deog-Yeon Jo, Jong Hyock Park

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Dong Wook ShinDepartment of Family Medicine and Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Juhee ChoDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society and Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Hyung Kook YangDivision of Cancer Policy and Management, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
So Young KimDivision of Cancer Policy and Management, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Boram ParkDivision of Cancer Policy and Management, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
BeLong ChoDepartment of Family Medicine and Health Promotion Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Hyung Jin KimDepartment of Urology, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea.
Young Jun LeeDepartment of Surgery, Postgraduate School of Medicine, Gyeongnam Regional Cancer Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea.
Deog-Yeon JoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Jong Hyock ParkDivision of Cancer Policy and Management, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea ; College of Medicine/Graduate School of Health Science Business Convergence, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.

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Abstract

purposeScreening for second primary cancer (SPC) is one of the key components to survivorship care. We aim to evaluate the oncologists' experience with SPCs and assess the current practice, perceived barriers, and recommendations related to SPC screening. MATERIALS AND

methodsA nationwide survey was conducted with a representative sample of 496 Korean oncologists. A questionnaire based on the findings from our previous qualitative study was administered.

resultsMore than three-fourths of oncologists (76.3%), who participated in the study, had experience with SPC patients. Over half of them (51.9%) stated that it was an embarrassing experience. While the current management practice for SPC varies, most oncologists (80.2%) agreed on the necessity in proactively providing information on SPC screening. A short consultation time (52.3%), lack of guidelines and evidence on SPC screening (47.7%), and patients' lack of knowledge about SPCs (45.1%) or SPC screening (41.4%) were most frequently reported as barriers to providing appropriate care for managing SPC. Oncologists recommended the development of specific screening programs or guidelines in accordance to the type of primary cancer (65.9%), the development of an internal system for SPC screening within the hospital (59.7%) or systematic connection with the national cancer screening program (44.3%), and education of oncologists (41.4%) as well as patients (48.9%) regarding SPC screening.

conclusionMany oncologists reported the occurrence of SPC as an embarrassing experience. Given the variations in current practice and the lack of consensus, further studies are warranted to develop the optimal clinical strategy to provide SPC screening for cancer survivors.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelSurveys and QuestionnairesAdultFemaleHumansMaleMass ScreeningNeoplasms, Second PrimaryOncologistsRepublic of KoreaAttitudeEarly detection of cancerExperienceOncologistsSecond primary neoplasms

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