Implications for the future of palliative care for pancreatic cancer: A retrospective institutional study.
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DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.31_suppl.153
Abstract: 153Background: Five year overall survival rate for localized and metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAC) is discouraging at 31.5% and 2.7%, respectively. Evidence supports that early palliative care (PC) involvement leads to better quality of life and… read more here.
Keywords: implications future; care pancreatic; future palliative; study ... See more keywords
ASO Author Reflections: The Challenge of Achieving High-Quality, Equitable Care for Pancreatic Cancer: Might Medicaid Expansion Be a Piece of the Puzzle?
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DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-10713-8
Abstract: It has been widely documented that sociodemographicbased disparities in cancer outcomes are largely driven by inequitable access to healthcare. Socioeconomic deprivation is estimated to be responsible for 22% of excess allcancer mortality, with widening education… read more here.
Keywords: medicaid expansion; care pancreatic; pancreatic cancer; cancer ... See more keywords