Abstract
These guidelines were developed and updated by an interdisciplinary group of experts based on clinical experience and available scientific evidence. The goal of these guidelines is to help patients with cancer experience the best quality of life possible throughout the illness trajectory by providing guidance for the primary oncology team for symptom screening, assessment, palliative care interventions, reassessment, and afterdeath care. Palliative care should be initiated by the primary oncology team and augmented by collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of palliative care experts.
Publication types
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Practice Guideline
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Advance Care Planning / organization & administration
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Algorithms
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Death
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Early Detection of Cancer
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Humans
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Life Expectancy
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Medical Oncology / legislation & jurisprudence
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Medical Oncology / methods
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Neoplasms / classification
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Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Neoplasms / therapy*
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Palliative Care / legislation & jurisprudence
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Palliative Care / methods*
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Palliative Care / standards
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Palliative Care / trends
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Patient Care Team
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Patient Selection
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Referral and Consultation / statistics & numerical data