Factors Associated with Palliative Care (PC) Utilization in Advanced and Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

PC offers various benefits for patient with cancer that include, but are not limited to, decrease in disease-specific symptoms and improvement in functional status. Several oncological guidelines have adopted early integration of PC into oncologic care to improve quality of life among patients with advanced malignancies. However, PC utilization patterns and factors associated with its use in advanced RCC remain poorly understood.
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Urological Surgery Source Type: research