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08.10.2018 | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: Palliative Care and Aggressive End-of-Life Care: A Surgeon’s Reflections on Priorities for the Future
verfasst von:
Shaila J. Merchant, MSc, MHSc, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Erschienen in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Sonderheft 3/2018
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Excerpt
Palliative care (PC) interventions at the end of life improve quality of life and cancer symptom control.
1 However, despite this, referrals to PC typically are made late,
2 and no clear guidance exists for ideal timing of PC initiation. Information also is limited on the relationship between PC and aggressive care at the end of life. Studies have reported increasing trends in aggressive end-of-life care (EOLC) in a variety of populations including cancer patients.
3 The authors have reported previously that two-thirds of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer patients in Ontario, Canada receive some form of aggressive EOLC.
4 They aimed to examine the receipt and timing of PC initiation and the association of PC timing and intensity with aggressive EOLC in a large population of patients with GI cancer using “real-world” data. …