Palliative Care Intervention For Patients With Advanced Cancer Provides Quality Of Life Benefits
Monday, August 31, 2009 - 00:21
in Health & Medicine
Patients with advanced cancer who received a palliative care intervention focused on addressing physical and psychosocial issues and care coordination that was provided at the same time as cancer treatment reported improved quality of life and mood but did not experience a significant change in the number of days in the hospital or the severity of their symptoms compared to patients who received usual care, according to a new study.