Comparison of end-of-life care in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or lung cancer: A systematic review.

CONCLUSION: People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receive less palliative measures at the end of life compared to people with lung cancer, despite a relatively similar symptom profile.
PMID: 32484762 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Palliative Medicine - June 1, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Butler SJ, Ellerton L, Gershon AS, Goldstein RS, Brooks D Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: research