Palliative care.
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چکیده
These guidelines were developed and updated by an interdisciplinary group of experts based on clinical experience and available scientific evidence. The goal of these guidelines is to help patients with cancer experience the best quality of life possible throughout the illness trajectory by providing guidance for the primary oncology team for symptom screening, assessment, palliative care interventions, reassessment, and afterdeath care. Palliative care should be initiated by the primary oncology team and augmented by collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of palliative care experts.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN
دوره 10 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012