Essential competencies in palliative medicine for neuro-oncologists Journal Article
| Authors: | Thomas, A. A.; Carver, A. |
| Article Title: | Essential competencies in palliative medicine for neuro-oncologists |
| Abstract: | Palliative care is an approach to practicing medicine that addresses symptom management, alleviation of pain, assessment of psychosocial and spiritual distress or suffering, and practical support for patients and their caregivers with a goal of improving quality of life for patients with serious and life-threatening illnesses. Although palliative care has gained acceptance as an important part of comprehensive cancer care at the end of life, early integration of palliative care is less common. Patients with high-grade malignant gliomas have an invariably poor prognosis and high morbidity. With short survival times and complex neurological and systemic symptoms, these patients require palliative care from the time of diagnosis. In this review, we highlight the palliative care needs of neurooncology patients at diagnosis, during treatment, and at the end of life. We identify some of the barriers to incorporation of palliative care in standard neuro-oncology practice and equate competency in neuro-oncology with competency in the basic tenets of palliative medicine. © The Author(s) 2015. |
| Keywords: | cancer chemotherapy; cancer survival; fatigue; paclitaxel; topotecan; cancer staging; brain tumor; glioma; palliative care; quality of life; haloperidol; lorazepam; olanzapine; quetiapine; delirium; palliative therapy; dexamethasone; information processing; irinotecan; health program; depression; etiracetam; phenobarbital; glioblastoma; distress syndrome; cognitive defect; seizure; headache; clonazepam; hydration; phenytoin; valproic acid; emotional stress; psychologic assessment; carbamazepine; end of life; agitation; nutrition; neuro-oncology; diazepam; cancer prognosis; human; priority journal; article; symptom assessment; behavior assessment |
| Journal Title: | Neuro-Oncology Practice |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 2054-2577 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Date Published: | 2015-09-01 |
| Start Page: | 151 |
| End Page: | 157 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1093/nop/npv011 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC6668271 |
| PUBMED: | 31386098 |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 1 June 2018 -- Source: Scopus |
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