Relatives of deceased patients with metastatic lung cancer’s views on the achievement of treatment goals and the choice to start treatment: a structured telephone interview study

Relatives of deceased patients with metastatic lung cancer’s views on the achievement of treatment goals and the choice to start treatment: a structured telephone interview study

Abstract Background Lung cancer has a high impact on both patients and relatives due to the high disease burden and short life expectancy. Previous studies looked into treatment goals patients have before starting a systemic treatment. However, studies on relatives’ perceptions of treatment at the e...

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Main Authors: Adinda Mieras, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Annemarie Becker-Commissaris, Jose C. M. Bos, H. Roeline W. Pasman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Treatment goals
Lung cancer
Chemotherapy
Targeted therapy
Immunotherapy
End of life
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-020-00591-4

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