Effect of early and systematic integration of palliative care in patients with advanced cancer: a randomised controlled trial

The Lancet Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 394-404

  Vanbutsele, Gaëlle ^a   Pardon, Koen ^a   Van Belle, Simon ^b   Surmont, Veerle ^b   De Laat, Martine ^b   Colman, Roos ^c   Eecloo, Kim ^a   Cocquyt, Veronique ^b   Geboes, Karen ^b   Deliens, Luc ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE CORE 30 ITEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCGILL QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; COOPERATION; HEALTH STATUS; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BELGIUM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85041563711     PISSN: 14702045     EISSN: 14745488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30060-3     Document Type: Article

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