Colorectal Cancer

Physicians should discuss palliative care with terminal rectal cancer patients

Published in Cancer Weekly, May 25th, 2004

If cure is not possible, physicians should tailor palliative care to the patient.

"One of the first maxims of oncologic care is that we must never miss an opportunity to cure a patient," scientists writing in the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery explain.

"Perhaps an equally important corollary is that to provide the best possible care for each individual, it is necessary to accurately recognize when a curative option does not exist and to adjust our treatment recommendations accordingly," wrote L.B. Saltz and colleagues, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Colorectal Diseases Management Team.

The researchers...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-05-25)

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