Improving quality of care for cancer patients through oncological second opinions in a Comprehensive Cancer Center: adherence to second-opinion therapy recommendations
More than two-thirds of patients ultimately followed the recommendation provided in the second opinion. The results of this study enhance our understanding of patient adherence to medical advice and treatment regimens. This study demonstrated that the majority of patients adhere to second opinions and highlighted the feasibility of easy access to second opinions from a certified cancer center. Women adhered slightly less to second opinions than men. More detailed and comprehensive therapy recommendations could potentially enhance adherence rates in the future.
Authors
- Peter A. Fasching (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4885-8471)
- Peter J. Goebell
- Patrik Pöschke
- Lothar Häberle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4019-9328)
- Matthias W. Beckmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8441-693X)
- Henriette Golcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3362-7857)
- Carla E. Schulmeyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1622-5250)
- Julius Emons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2520-4443)
Institutions
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-025-06149-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Universitätsklinikum Erlangen