Aggressiveness of end-of-life cancer care: what happens in clinical practice?

Estela García-MartínVicente Escudero-VilaplanaBárbara FoxRoberto Collado-BorrellBelén Marzal-AlfaroMaría Sánchez-IsacMaría Luisa Solano-GarzónRicardo González Del ValJosé Manuel Cano-GonzálezNuria Pérez de LucasAna Isabel Bravo-GuillénJavier Valero-SalinasEva González-HabaMaría SanjurjoMiguel Martín

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)

The use of anti-cancer therapies and health care services in our clinical practice, except for the ICU, did not meet the Earle criteria for high-quality care. Concerning hospice care, more than half of the patients received hospice services before death, although in some cases, this care started close to the time of death.

Keyphrases

healthcare
palliative care
clinical practice
affordable care act
quality improvement
end stage renal disease
primary care
advanced cancer
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
mental health
intensive care unit
health insurance
patient reported outcomes
health information
patient reported