Palliative care 2017

Pain and other symptoms

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.jp

201 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).

Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2013 Aug;43(8):788-94 .