Prevalence and severity of symptoms and signs in patients with advanced cancer in the last days of life: the East Asian collaborative cross-cultural study to elucidate the dying process (EASED).
Yusuke HiratsukaSang-Yeon SuhSeon-Hye WonSun-Hyun KimSeok-Joon YoonSu-Jin KohJung Hye KwonJeanno ParkHong-Yup AhnShao-Yi ChengPing-Jen ChenTakashi YamaguchiTatsuya MoritaSatoru TsunetoMasanori MoriAkira InouePublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2022)
We demonstrated the prevalence and severity of symptoms and signs associated with the impending death of patients with advanced cancer in East Asia. Our study can enable clinicians to recognize the specific symptoms and signs at the very end of life.