Barriers to the early integration of palliative care in pediatric oncology in 11 Eurasian countries.
Bella S EhrlichNarine MovsisyanTsetsegsaikhan BatmunkhElla KumirovaMarina V BorisevichKirill KirgizovDylan E GraetzMichael J McNeilTaisiya YakimkovaAnna VinitskyGia FerraraChen LiZhaohua LuErica C KayeJustin N BakerAsya Agulniknull nullPublished in: Cancer (2020)
The current study is the first to identify physician perceptions of the delayed timing of palliative care integration into childhood cancer care and associated barriers in Eurasia. These findings will inform the development of targeted interventions to mitigate local structural and cultural barriers to access and facilitate earlier palliative care integration in the region.