Community-Based Oncology Nursing: Current Status and Prospects – A Secondary Publication

Abstract

Objective: Currently, it is difficult to determine whether a comprehensive and systematic community-based cancer care project is properly implemented. The purpose of this article is to present the current status and prospects of community-based oncology nursing by reviewing related literature. Methods: A new cancer care model was established through the analysis of existing models and a literature review of community-based cancer prevention, cancer screening, cancer survivor care, and cancer patient hospice care. Results: The Comprehensive Cancer Care Model (CCCM) was established. The CCCM organizes the stages of cancer treatment and the cancer journey on the horizontal axis. On the vertical axis, public health centers, oncology hospitals, cancer convalescent hospitals, primary care physicians, and prayer centers were involved. The levels of participation of human resources among institutions and the degree of interconnection between organizations was observed. Conclusion: It is expected that CCCM will be used for holistic, sustainable, and cost-effective cancer management. In community-based oncology nursing, the team of health promotion nurses in public health centers is in charge of population-based cancer prevention and early detection programs, while the visiting health management team of nurses is in charge of individual-based cancer survivor and hospice programs.