Palliative medicine favourably influences end-of-life cancer care intensity: a large retrospective database study.

Maria Vittoria ChiaruttiniOscar CorliMassimo PizzutoAlessandro NobiliGianpaolo FortiniIda FortinoOlivia LeoniCristina Bosetti

Published in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2022)

This large real-world analysis confirms and further support the importance of palliative care assistance for patients with cancer in the end- of- life; this is associated to a significant reduction in unnecessary treatments.

Keyphrases

palliative care
advanced cancer
cross sectional
high intensity
emergency department
adverse drug