TY - JOUR
T1 - NCCN roundtable
T2 - Palliative care: Providing comfort from a patient and provider perspective
AU - Campbell, Toby C.
AU - Dans, Maria
AU - Malekpour, Shirin
AU - Siedlik, Carri
AU - Smith, Sophia
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - The words "palliative care" can be threatening for many patients, particularly for those who do not understand what they mean. In fact, according to a survey by the American Cancer Society, about 70% of adults in the United States are not at all knowledgeable about palliative care and how to get it. Often confused with hospice care, palliative care is a rapidly evolving and relatively new specialty focusing on a wide range of issues faced by patients with cancer both during and after treatment. At the NCCN 21st Annual Conference, a distinguished panel assembled to discuss palliative care through the eyes of patients and providers alike. The panel explored some of the barriers to integrating palliative care as well as strategies for overcoming these obstacles to ensure that patients have the opportunity to benefit from the valuable yet often unheralded services provided by palliative care specialists.
AB - The words "palliative care" can be threatening for many patients, particularly for those who do not understand what they mean. In fact, according to a survey by the American Cancer Society, about 70% of adults in the United States are not at all knowledgeable about palliative care and how to get it. Often confused with hospice care, palliative care is a rapidly evolving and relatively new specialty focusing on a wide range of issues faced by patients with cancer both during and after treatment. At the NCCN 21st Annual Conference, a distinguished panel assembled to discuss palliative care through the eyes of patients and providers alike. The panel explored some of the barriers to integrating palliative care as well as strategies for overcoming these obstacles to ensure that patients have the opportunity to benefit from the valuable yet often unheralded services provided by palliative care specialists.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84995811836&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.6004/jnccn.2016.0179
DO - 10.6004/jnccn.2016.0179
M3 - Article
C2 - 27226501
AN - SCOPUS:84995811836
VL - 14
SP - 634
EP - 636
JO - JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
JF - JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
SN - 1540-1405
ER -