Patients Perspective of Timeliness and Usefulness of an Outpatient Supportive Care Referral at a Comprehensive Cancer Center

Current guidelines recommend early referral to palliative care for patients with advanced cancer; however, no studies have examined the optimal timing of referral from the patients ’ perspective.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 24, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Angelique Wong, Marieberta Vidal, Bernard Prado, David Hui, Margeaux Epner, Vishidha Reddy Balankari, Vera J. De la Cruz, Hilda Cantu, Kresnier Perez Zapata, Diane D. Liu, Janet L. Williams, Taekyu Lim, Eduardo Bruera Source Type: research