Impact of Palliative Chemotherapy and Travel Distance on Hospice Referral in Patients With Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis Within a Veterans Administration Medical Center.

CONCLUSION: Receipt of palliative chemotherapy and proximity to the treatment center appear to delay referral to hospice in patients with mPDAC. Increasing physician awareness of such factors that may impact the decision to involve hospice is necessary for delivering optimal oncology care. PMID: 29216749 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Tags: Am J Hosp Palliat Care Source Type: research