Family caregiver descriptions of stopping chemotherapy and end-of-life transitions.
Sally A NortonM N WittinkP R DubersteinH G PrigersonS StanekR M EpsteinPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2018)
As communication and palliative care interventions continue to develop to improve care for patients with advanced cancer, it is imperative that we take into account the different patterns of transition and their unique patient and caregiver needs near the end of life. Our findings reveal considerable, and potentially unwarranted, variation in transitions from active treatment to death.