The potential of palliative care for patients with respiratory diseases

GL Narsavage, YJ Chen, B Korn, R Elk - Breathe, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Based on the demonstrated effectiveness of palliative care in the alleviation of symptoms
and enhancement of life quality, it is important to incorporate palliative care early in the …

Effect of early palliative care on quality of life in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer

H Zhuang, Y Ma, L Wang, H Zhang - Current oncology, 2018 - mdpi.com
Background: Patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) experience great
pain and stress. Our study aimed to explore the effect of early palliative care on quality of life …

Prognostic understanding and quality of life in patients with advanced lung cancer: a multicenter study

A Janssens, S Derijcke, D Galdermans, M Daenen… - Clinical lung cancer, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Communication about the palliative setting remains a barrier for many
physicians because they are afraid to harm the patient by giving bad news. We sought to …