Association between strong patient-oncologist agreement regarding goals of care and aggressive care at end-of-life for patients with advanced cancer.
Sara L DouglasBarbara J DalyAmy R LipsonEric BlackstonePublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)
A large percentage of oncologists did not understand their patients' EOL goals of care. While aggressive care aligned with categories of dyadic agreement for goals of care, high rates of aggressive care were reported.