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McGrath Foundation Chief Nurse Kerry Patford has called for oncology teams to support the integration of metastatic breast care nurses into multidisciplinary care.

In a presentation titled Dedicated metastatic breast care nurses – providing expert clinical and supportive care to those with metastatic breast cancer, McGrath said increased survival and complex side-effect management had led to increased demand for supportive care.

Patford said a needs assessment had found that patients experience complex unmet supportive care needs.