Cancer affects the whole life. These oncologists were concerned about patients who have to deal with money, work, social and family issues; and these are not issues doctors have time to deal with. |
Managed care has cut services, people spend less time in the hospital, and there is not the support there used to be. |
We started with an oncology nurse, working part time out of her home. Then we could provide enough service to build momentum and credibility, and the first nurse could use her time to make contacts with clinics and hospitals. |