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

Patients with advanced cancer often experience symptoms of disease and treatment that contribute to distress and diminish their quality of life (QOL). Care that is aimed at control of these symptoms, whether or not the patient is undergoing ongoing disease-directed therapy to control the cancer, is...

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Main Authors: Lynn Howie, Jeffrey Peppercorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-11-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1758834013500375