Underutilization of Palliative Care in Metastatic Foregut Cancer Patients Is Associated with Socioeconomic Disparities
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DOI: 10.1007/s11605-020-04742-z
Abstract: Metastatic foregut cancers (MFC) are associated with debilitating symptoms that negatively impact patients’ quality of life. Palliative care (PC) is effective in mitigating disease-, psychosocial-, and treatment-related effects and may improve survival in select cases.… read more here.
Keywords: palliative care; metastatic foregut; cancer; socioeconomic disparities ... See more keywords