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Palliative care for patients with gastroesophageal cancer at all stages: a narrative review.

Kathryn DeCarliDana GuyerKhaldoun Almhanna
Published in: Annals of palliative medicine (2024)
In this narrative review, we examine specific supportive care needs in the GEJ cancer population. While the predominant symptom addressed in the literature is dysphagia, patients with GEJ cancer carry a complex symptom burden from diagnosis, through cancer-directed therapy to end-of-life care. Early referral to specialty palliative care should be considered for all patients with GEJ cancer to foster symptom management and delivery of goal concordant care.
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