Open AccessAre we better a decade later in the accuracy of survival prediction by palliative radiation oncologists?
Author(s) -
Yasmeen Razvi,
Stephanie Chan,
Liying Zhang,
May Tsao,
Elizabeth Barnes,
Cyril Danjoux,
Philomena Sousa,
Pearl Zaki,
Erin McKenzie,
Henry Lam,
Carlo DeAngelis,
Edward Chow
Publication year - 2019
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.2018.11.02
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine , palliative care , medical physics , oncology , nursing
Clinician predicted survival (CPS) plays a crucial role in palliative care, informing physicians of appropriate treatment best suited to the patient. The primary objective of this study was to assess the accuracy of CPS of cancer patients referred for palliative radiotherapy. Secondary objectives included an analysis of factors predictive of accurate CPS, comparisons of the accuracy of survival predictions over subsequent clinic visits, and comparisons to the previous study in the Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program (RRRP) in 2005.