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Integrating early palliative care (EPC) in the management of lung cancer : the role of the thoracic oncologist
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Author
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Abstract
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| Early introduction of palliative care in the management of patients with metastatic lung cancer is recommended since it improves quality of life and improves survival rates. In many hospitals the focus of palliative teams is often on terminal care due to limited resources. How is Early palliative care (EPC) in this setting implemented in daily oncologic care? It seems obvious that thoracic oncologists will have to become involved in EPC for lung cancer patients. In this review we want to determine the assignments for the thoracic oncologist in EPC and to give some practical tools how we started EPC in collaboration with the palliative team. (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Lung cancer: journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer / International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer [Aurora, Colo.] - Amsterdam
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Publication
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Elsevier ireland ltd
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2015
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ISSN
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0169-5002
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DOI
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10.1016/J.LUNGCAN.2015.08.016
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Volume/pages
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90
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(2015)
, p. 135-138
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ISI
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000364882500003
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Pubmed ID
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26341958
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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