Care for patients with advanced cancer in the last weeks of life in Brazil

Care for patients with advanced cancer in the last weeks of life in Brazil

Despite all advances in the treatment of neoplasms and substantial increases in fiveyear survival rates, most patients still die due to their diseases. Late diagnosis in some circumstances and resistance mechanisms throughout treatment still cause most patients to require palliative care integrated...

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Main Authors: David Hui, Camilla Zimmermann, Ana Lúcia Coradazzi, Theodora Karnakis, Natália Nunes, Isabella Gattás, Mirza Jacqueline Alcade Castro, Ricardo Caponero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Clínica, Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Clínica and Sociedade Brasileira de Radioterapia 2022-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oncology
Subjects:
terminal care
death
palliative care
palliative medicine
Online Access:https://www.brazilianjournalofoncology.com.br/details/179/en-US/care-for-patients-with-advanced-cancer-in-the-last-weeks-of-life-in-brazil

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https://www.brazilianjournalofoncology.com.br/details/179/en-US/care-for-patients-with-advanced-cancer-in-the-last-weeks-of-life-in-brazil

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