TY - JOUR
T1 - Palliative care
T2 - An essential aspect of quality cancer care
AU - Ferrell, Betty R.
PY - 2004/7
Y1 - 2004/7
N2 - The past 2 decades in the United States have witnessed major developments in palliative care. Despite major advances in the early detection and treatment of cancer, more than 550,000 people in the United States die each year from cancer. For most of these patients, treatment in the last months of life is focused on attempts to achieve comfort rather than on treatment aimed at cure of disease. This article discusses the goals of palliative care, the progress that has been made in meeting these goals, and the progress that still needs to be made.
AB - The past 2 decades in the United States have witnessed major developments in palliative care. Despite major advances in the early detection and treatment of cancer, more than 550,000 people in the United States die each year from cancer. For most of these patients, treatment in the last months of life is focused on attempts to achieve comfort rather than on treatment aimed at cure of disease. This article discusses the goals of palliative care, the progress that has been made in meeting these goals, and the progress that still needs to be made.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.soc.2004.03.003
DO - 10.1016/j.soc.2004.03.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15236725
AN - SCOPUS:3242664479
SN - 1055-3207
VL - 13
SP - 401
EP - 411
JO - Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America
JF - Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America
IS - 3
ER -