Supportive care: an overused term, often confused with alternative medicine.
However, there is a precise definition, emanating from a government circular.
“It is above all a coordination of professionals who combine the support of several disciplines.
The foundation, identified by the National Cancer Institute, is based on pain treatment, nutrition, psychotherapy, preservation of sexuality and fertility.
Without forgetting the adapted physical activity and the support of the close relations ”,
recalls Dr. Florian Scotté, oncologist, head of the department of patient pathways at the Gustave-Roussy Institute, and vice-president of the French-speaking Association for oncological care of support.
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