Palliative Care Principles and Advance Care Planning in Pediatric Oncology: Prospective, Longitudinal Investigation of Communication Across the Illness Trajectory (RP407)

In the field of medical oncology, palliative care principles and advance care planning are often discussed late in the illness trajectory, limiting the time available for nuanced discussions to guide goal-concordant care. Presently, the timing, frequency, context, and content of these critical discussions in the setting of pediatric cancer is not well understood.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research