The Palliative-Supportive Care Unit in a Comprehensive Cancer Center as Crossroad for Patients' Oncological Pathway.

AIM:The aim of this study was to assess how an admission to an acute palliative-supportive care unit (APSCU), may influence the therapeutic trajectory of advanced cancer patients. METHODS:A consecutive sample of advanced cancer patients admitted to APCU was assessed. The following parameters were co...

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Main Authors: Sebastiano Mercadante, Claudio Adile, Amanda Caruselli, Patrizia Ferrera, Andrea Costanzi, Paolo Marchetti, Alessandra Casuccio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4917085?pdf=render