Open AccessUse of palliative chemotherapy near the end of life: a retrospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Zhe Zhang,
MengLei Chen,
Xiaoli Gu,
Wenwu Cheng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2224-5839
pISSN - 2224-5820
DOI - 10.21037/apm-20-273
Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , palliative chemotherapy , palliative care , cohort , end of life care , chemotherapy , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , nursing
For patients with metastatic cancer, treatment with palliative chemotherapy can lead to more aggressive end-of-life (EOL) care. This retrospective study aimed to assess the time from the last chemotherapy treatment to death and investigate the variables associated with the delivery of palliative chemotherapy near the end of life.
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