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

Traditionally, medical oncology has concentrated on the development, implementation, and application of anti-cancer 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 th...

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Main Author: Roland Kunz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: THE HEALTHBOOK COMPANY LTD. 2020-07-01
Series:healthbook TIMES. Oncology Hematology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.36000/hbT.OH.2020.04.014
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description Traditionally, medical oncology has concentrated on the development, implementation, and application of anti-cancer 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?
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spelling doaj-art-8299d1985a5b4b00bb542d48dd6ba63b2025-08-20T03:14:40ZengTHE HEALTHBOOK COMPANY LTD.healthbook TIMES. Oncology Hematology2673-20922673-21062020-07-014210.36000/hbT.OH.2020.04.014Neither Last nor Least Integration of Early Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology CareRoland KunzTraditionally, medical oncology has concentrated on the development, implementation, and application of anti-cancer 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?https://doi.org/10.36000/hbT.OH.2020.04.014
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title Neither Last nor Least Integration of Early Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care
title_full Neither Last nor Least Integration of Early Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care
title_fullStr Neither Last nor Least Integration of Early Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care
title_full_unstemmed Neither Last nor Least Integration of Early Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care
title_short Neither Last nor Least Integration of Early Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care
title_sort neither last nor least integration of early palliative care into standard oncology care
url https://doi.org/10.36000/hbT.OH.2020.04.014
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