Palliative Care and Life-Sustaining/Local Procedures in Colorectal Cancer in the United States Hospitals: A Ten-Year Perspective.
Zahra MojtahediJa Seol KooJi Won YooPearl KimHee Taik KangJinwook HwangMoon Kyung JooJay J ShenPublished in: Cancer management and research (2021)
Palliative care utilization increased over time and was inversely associated with hospital charges and performing procedures among colorectal cancer patients. Our findings warrant further research and interventions to increase palliative care utilization in colorectal cancer.