The role of palliative care in the last month of life in elderly cancer patients

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• 作者：Tarek Assi ; Elie El Rassy ; Tony Ibrahim ; Tania Moussa…
• 关键词：Palliative care ; Chemotherapy in the last month ; Elderly ; Geriatric oncology
• 刊名：Supportive Care in Cancer
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：25
• 期：2
• 页码：599-605
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• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Oncology; Nursing; Nursing Research; Pain Medicine; Rehabilitation Medicine;
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：1433-7339
• 卷排序：25

文摘

IntroductionOne major health care issue encountered in elderly cancer patients is the alteration of the quality of life. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the administration of chemotherapy in the last month of life (CLML) and to evaluate the impact of the palliative care consult (PCC) in the elderly patients.