Palliative care services at cancer centres — room for improvement

Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, Published online: 30 April 2020; doi:10.1038/s41571-020-0374-2Evidence of quality of life improvements in patients with advanced-stage cancer has spurred a move towards early integration of palliative care into the outpatient setting. As discussed herein, meaningful and sustained improvements in timely access to palliative care requires commitments to funding, encouraging integration and routinizing referral across care settings. More palliative medicine training positions as well as broader education of clinicians and the public about the benefits of palliative care throughout the disease course are also needed.
Source: Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Source Type: research