Early palliative care in cancer treatment: Rationale, evidence and clinical implications

Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 318-323

  Howie, Lynn ^a   Peppercorn, Jeffrey ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; outcomes; palliative care; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ANALGESIA; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EARLY INTERVENTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84894533755     PISSN: 17588340     EISSN: 17588359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1758834013500375     Document Type: Article

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