Article ; Online: Palliative oncology and palliative care.
2022 Volume 16, Issue 19, Page(s) 3399–3409
Abstract: New therapeutic approaches can produce promising results even in severely ill cancer patients. But they also pose new challenges with respect to prognostication, as patients who were once not eligible for treatment, due to age or comorbidities, now are. ... ...
Abstract | New therapeutic approaches can produce promising results even in severely ill cancer patients. But they also pose new challenges with respect to prognostication, as patients who were once not eligible for treatment, due to age or comorbidities, now are. Palliative oncology constitutes a major part of oncological care, with life prolongation and quality of life as its main goals. Palliative care specialists are experts in symptom control and psychosocial and existential support, and the integration of their expertise early on in patient care can prolong survival. In this article, I discuss the need to integrate specialist palliative care into early cancer treatment plans to achieve quality of life for patients. I also discuss the ways in which palliative care specialists balance the benefits of novel treatments against their adverse effects for patients, particularly for the elderly, the frail and those in advance stages of disease. I highlight the need to ensure equal access to palliative care to improve cancer patients' quality of life but also why futile, burdensome treatments should be avoided especially in the frail, elderly patients. Further, I discuss benefits and problems related to nutritional support in patients with cachexia and exemplify why translational research is needed to link basic research with clinical oncology and effective symptom control. |
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MeSH term(s) | Aged ; Humans ; Medical Oncology ; Neoplasms/therapy ; Palliative Care/methods ; Quality of Life |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2022-08-12 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 2415106-3 |
ISSN | 1878-0261 ; 1574-7891 |
ISSN (online) | 1878-0261 |
ISSN | 1574-7891 |
DOI | 10.1002/1878-0261.13278 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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