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Center for Onco-Primary Care

The Duke Center for Onco-Primary Care works toward improving the health outcomes of cancer patients by engaging primary care clinicians as active members of the cancer care team. 

Onco-Primary Care Model

With the patient at the center of everything we do, our model integrates primary care providers across the cancer continuum in a values-based system.

Cancer Prevention

Appropriate implementation of targeted chemoprevention leads to reduced societal costs and improved outcomes through cancer prevention.

Cancer Screening

Improved risk-stratified screening and navigation to and through the health system leads to cost reduction from a more appropriately focused screening strategy

Cancer Detection

Improved patient education and decision-making at cancer diagnosis leads to less duplication of and unnecessary testing at the time of diagnosis.

Cancer Therapy

Improved co-morbidity and symptom management during and after active cancer therapy leads to fewer ED visits and hospital admissions and improved long-term outcomes.

Survivorship

Risk-stratified shared care and accelerated transitions out of high acuity care by oncologists results in more efficient access to oncologists for newly-diagnosed patients and patients receiving active treatment.

End-Of-Life Care

Enhanced communication with patient and family and symptom management leads to appropriate care utilization at end-of-life.

 

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This page was reviewed on 11/15/2023