End-of-life palliative chemotherapy: Where do we stand?
Background: This study evaluates the use of palliative chemotherapy (PCT) and possible associated factors at the end of life. Method: The study includes all advanced non hematological cancer patients who died in the King Abdullah Medical City during the period from January 2011 to April 2014. Demogr...
Main Authors: | Amrallah A. Mohammed, Abdullah S. Al-Zahrani, Hafez M. Ghanem, Mian U. Farooq, Amr M. El Saify, Hani M. EL-Khatib |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2015-03-01
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Series: | Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110036215000072 |
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