Open AccessEnd‐of‐Life Care Matters: Palliative Cancer Care Results in Better Care and Lower Costs
Author(s) -
Dalal Shalini,
Bruera Eduardo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0277
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , end of life care , intensive care medicine , cancer , nursing
This article reviews the current state of end‐of‐life care, analyzes the clinical and financial impact of palliative care, and proposes areas of future research and development.