Publications by authors named "Ethel B Law"
Purpose: For patients who select a specialty hospital for cancer treatment, the wait time until the initial consultation leaves patients anxious and delays treatment. To improve quality of care, we implemented an enhanced patient clinical streamlining (EPACS) process that establishes an early connection and coordinates care before the first surgical outpatient visit at our specialty cancer center.
Methods: During a pre-visit EPACS phone call to new patients, an advanced practice provider (APP) collected medical history and ordered work-up tests or consultations if feasible.
Background: Pelvic radiotherapy with concurrent 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy is a component of standard therapy for patients with T3/T4 or node-positive rectal cancer and may be associated with acute gastrointestinal toxicity. In this retrospective study, we sought to compare patient-reported outcomes (PROs) with clinician reports of acute symptoms experienced by rectal cancer patients receiving chemoradiation.
Patients And Methods: Charts of 199 patients with rectal cancer who received chemoradiation at some point from November 2006 through February 2011 were reviewed.