Palliative care referral patterns and measures of aggressive care at the end of life in patients with cervical cancer.
Alexandra S BercowRoni Nitecki WilkeHilary HaberAllison A GockleyEmily HinchcliffKaitlyn JamesAlexander MelamedElisabeth DiverMihir M KamdarSarah FeldmanWhitfield B GrowdonPublished in: International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society (2020)
In two tertiary care centers, less than half of cervical cancer decedents received palliative care consultations, and those referred to palliative care were often evaluated late in their disease course. Palliative care utilization was also associated with a lower incidence of poor-quality end-of-life care.