Palliative chemotherapy for breast cancer: A population-based cohort study of emergency hospital admissions and place of death.

Chloe Jayne BrightCasey DunlopCong ChenRebecca SmittenaarSean McPhailGeorgina HanburyDavid DodwellKathy Pritchard-JonesMick PeakeEmma Kipps

Published in: European journal of cancer care (2022)

This study finds palliative chemotherapy towards the end of life to be associated with increased odds of unplanned hospital admissions and hospital death. These findings can be used to inform discussions between patients and healthcare professionals towards the end of life.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
healthcare
palliative care
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
locally advanced
public health
emergency department
prognostic factors
squamous cell carcinoma
adverse drug
chemotherapy induced
acute care