Palliative care clinical practice guidelines in oncology Journal Article
| Authors: | Levy, M. H.; Back, A.; Bazargan, S.; Benedetti, C.; Billings, J. A.; Block, S.; Bruera, E.; Carducci, M. A.; Dy, S.; Eberle, C.; Foley, K. M.; Harris, J. D.; Knight, S. J.; Milch, R.; Rhiner, M.; Slatkin, N. E.; Spiegel, D.; Sutton, L.; Urba, S.; Von Roenn, J. H.; Weinstein, S. M. |
| Article Title: | Palliative care clinical practice guidelines in oncology |
| Abstract: | Over the past 20 years, increasing attention has been paid to quality-of-life issues in oncology. As the hospice movement has grown in this country, palliative care has developed into an integral part (rather than the antithesis) of comprehensive cancer care. Palliative care must be integrated earlier into the continuum of cancer care, and palliative, symptom-modifying therapy should be provided simultaneously with disease-modifying therapy from diagnosis. The goal of the NCCN palliative care guidelines is to help assure that each patient with cancer experiences the best possible quality of life throughout the illness trajectory. These guidelines are intended to help oncology teams provide the best care possible for their patients with incurable cancer. © Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. |
| Keywords: | cancer chemotherapy; treatment outcome; patient satisfaction; antibiotic agent; clinical trial; constipation; review; cancer risk; risk benefit analysis; anorexia; clinical practice; neoplasms; cancer palliative therapy; palliative care; unindexed drug; quality of life; pain; haloperidol; opiate; delirium; oxygen therapy; sedation; exercise; patient education; cancer screening; nccn clinical practice guidelines; dexamethasone; practice guideline; digoxin; medical assessment; dyspnea; health program; patient care; patient care team; patient information; death; proton pump inhibitor; medical oncology; ondansetron; anxiety disorder; nausea and vomiting; medical specialist; antiemetic agent; acupuncture; symptomatology; cachexia; intestine obstruction; corticosteroid; metoclopramide; life expectancy; prochlorperazine; diuretic agent; phenytoin; psychosocial disorder; antihistaminic agent; serotonin 3 antagonist; carbamazepine; benzodiazepine; tricyclic antidepressant agent; hospice care; end-of-life issues; death and dying; lactulose; docusate sodium; glycerol; cannabinoid; bronchodilating agent; laxative; cancer treatment; mineral oil; nutrition education; cholinergic receptor blocking agent; bisacodyl; scopolamine; meclozine |
| Journal Title: | Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
| Volume: | 4 |
| Issue: | 8 |
| ISSN: | 1540-1405 |
| Publisher: | Harborside Press |
| Date Published: | 2006-09-01 |
| Start Page: | 776 |
| End Page: | 818 |
| Language: | English |
| PUBMED: | 16948956 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| DOI/URL: | |
| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 12" - "Export Date: 4 June 2012" - "Source: Scopus" |
