Hamish Cole, a retired radiotherapist,describes a chance meeting in his village with a man undergoing radiotherapy (p 1203). One of the man's biggest problems was erratic transport. Cole thought of organising a driver volunteer each day. An unexpected bonus was that the man and his wife felt supported by the whole community. But why, Cole wonders, hadn't such a simple idea occurred to him in 30 years of working in radiotherapy departments? [bmj]

Oui, la question du transport est encore un supplice supplémentaire pour les patients... Un problème trop commun et simple pour mériter l'attention des grands spécialistes. Ce serait surprenant de mesurer l'effet de ce stress supplémentaire sur l'efficacité (ou la non efficacité) du traitement donné.

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