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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kunz, Roland

Titel

Neither Last nor Least: Integration of Early Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care

Ist Teil von

• Healthbook TIMES. Oncology Hematology, 2020-07, Vol.2 (4), p.36-41

Ort / Verlag

THE HEALTHBOOK COMPANY LTD

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Traditionally, medical oncology has concentrated on the development, implementation, and application of anticancer therapies, therefore in a number of cancers long- and short-term survival has been significantly improved.1 However, for most patients, quality of life is crucial, irrespective of the clinical course of the illness or the duration of survival.2 It is estimated that by 2060, over 16 million people will die from malignant neoplasms and experience serious health-related suffering annually, which is double the number compared with 2016.3 Consequently, building non-specialist palliative care capacity among all healthcare providers by integration of palliative care in the oncological treatment as early as possible is crucial.2,4 But how can we do that?