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Early palliative intervention for patients with advanced
cancer.
Otsuka M, Koyama A, Matsuoka H, Niki M, Makimura C, Sakamoto R, Sakai K, Fukuoka M.
Department of Palliative Care, Sakai Hospital, Kinki University Faculty of
Medicine, Japan.
mtsuka@sakai.med.kindai.ac.jp201 advanced cancer patients
treated over a period of 4 years were divided into two groups:
-Patients with pal care for <7 days (late referral group, n = 64)
-Patients with pal care for ≥7 days (early referral group, n = 137).
Pain and other symptoms
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