Building a cardio-oncology program in a small- to medium-sized, nonprimary cancer center, academic hospital in the USA: challenges and pitfalls

Future Cardiol. 2015 Jul;11(4):413-20. doi: 10.2217/FCA.15.43. Epub 2015 Aug 4.

Authors

Tochi M Okwuosa¹, Nausheen Akhter², Kim A Williams¹, Jeanne M DeCara³

Affiliations

¹ Rush University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology; 1717 W. Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
² Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology; 420 E. Superior St., Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
³ University of Chicago Medical Center, Section of Cardiology; 5758 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.

PMID: 26238159
DOI: 10.2217/FCA.15.43

No abstract available

Keywords: cancer; cardio-oncology; cardiology; chemotherapy; clinic; epidemiology; oncocardiology; patient; program; radiation therapy.

MeSH terms

Academic Medical Centers*
Cardiology Service, Hospital / organization & administration*
Cardiology*
Humans
Medical Oncology*
Oncology Service, Hospital / organization & administration*
United States