Physicians' clinical prediction of survival in head and neck cancer patients in the palliative phase.
Arta HoesseiniMarinella P J OffermanBojou J van de Wall-NeeckeAniel SewnaikMarjan H WieringaRobert J Baatenburg de JongPublished in: BMC palliative care (2020)
Physicians tend to overestimate the survival of palliative HNC patients. This optimism can result in suboptimal use of palliative and end-of-life care. The future development of a prognostic model that provides more accurate estimates, could help physicians with personalized prognostic counseling.