Open AccessA study to assess the feasibility of introducing early palliative care in ambulatory patients with advanced lung cancer
Author(s) -
Jayita Deodhar,
Vanita Noronha,
Mary Ann Muckaden,
Shrikant Atreya,
Amit Joshi,
Sandeep Tandon,
Arunangshu Ghoshal,
Naveen Salins,
Vijay Patil,
Kumar Prabhash
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_19_17
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , quality of life (healthcare) , lung cancer , ambulatory , ambulatory care , anxiety , physical therapy , cancer , health care , nursing , psychiatry , economics , economic growth
Early palliative care is beneficial in advanced lung cancer patients. We aimed to assess the feasibility of introducing early palliative care in ambulatory advanced lung cancer patients in an Indian tertiary cancer center.