Open AccessCommunicating prognosis of patients with advanced cancer between health care providers: a tertiary cancer center review of written correspondence
Author(s) -
Anis Hamid,
Francis J. Ha,
Oindrila Das,
Andrew Weickhardt
Publication year - 2018
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.2018.06.02
Subject(s) - medicine , tertiary care , cancer , center (category theory) , family medicine , health care , intensive care medicine , chemistry , economics , crystallography , economic growth
Communication of prognosis and goals of care between oncologists, community health care providers (HCPs) and patients treated for advanced cancer facilitates optimal care planning. We aimed to review the frequency, content and timing of documented prognosis in written correspondence during the last year of life of advanced cancer patients.