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All that can still be done: Communicating with precision and patient‐centeredness when recommending hospice initiation for cancer patients

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Through careful word choice and never‐ending presence, oncology teams can provide ongoing, and even amplified support and care for hospice‐eligible patients and caregivers. Voicing nonabandonment, eliciting patient priorities and concerns, and making clear the myriad benefits of hospice care resources can all help oncology clinicians deliver high quality end‐of‐life cancer care.

Source: Cancer

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35558

Author: Andrew S. Epstein

Institutions: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute