Timing of palliative care needs reporting and aggressiveness of care near the end of life in metastatic lung cancer: A national registry-based study.

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Date publication

mai 2018

Journal

Cancer

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr AUBRY Régis, Dr MORIN Lucas


Tous les auteurs :
Goldwasser F, Vinant P, Aubry R, Rochigneux P, Beaussant Y, Huillard O, Morin L

Résumé

Early integration of palliative care for patients with metastatic lung cancer improves their quality of life and survival and reduces the aggressiveness of care near the end of life. This study examined the association between the timing of palliative care needs reporting and the aggressiveness of end-of-life care.

Mots clés

aggressiveness of care, cancer, early palliative care, end-of-life care, lung cancer, supportive care

Référence

Cancer. 2018 May 9;: