Palliative and Supportive Care

Research from I.J. Higginson and co-authors in the area of palliative and supportive care published

Published in Cancer Weekly, November 16th, 2010

"with advanced cancer experience a complex web of problems, all of which interact. Specialist palliative care services have developed to meet these needs, but their effectiveness should be considered," scientists in London, the United Kingdom report.

"We sought to determine whether specialist palliative care teams achieve their aims and improve outcomes for patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers, in terms of improving symptoms and quality of life and/or reducing the emotional concerns of family caregivers. We conducted a systematic review, searching standard databases augmented by reference lists of earlier reviews. The review focused on specialist (ie, with...

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