Referral Characteristics of Palliative Care Service in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in a Tertiary Cancer Center

• Published in: American journal of hospice & palliative medicine Vol. 37; no. 4; p. 266
• Main Authors: Gu, Xiaoli, Chen, Menglei, Liu, Minghui, Zhang, Zhe, Zhao, Weiwei, Cheng, Wenwu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - epidemiology; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - mortality; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - pathology; China - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms - epidemiology; Lung Neoplasms - mortality; Lung Neoplasms - pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Palliative Care - statistics & numerical data; Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Studies; Socioeconomic Factors; Tertiary Care Centers - statistics & numerical data; Time Factors; China; overall survival; symptom management; advanced non-small cell lung cancer; early palliative care; predictors for early palliative care; timing of referral

The American Society of Clinical Oncology recently recommends patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) should be offered palliative care services earlier. We sought to investigate the timing of palliative care referral of Chinese patients with NSCLC in our center. Retrospective me...