Chemotherapy Near the End of Life for Chinese Patients with Solid Malignancies

• Published in: The oncologist (Dayton, Ohio) Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 53 - 60
• Main Authors: Sheng, Jin, Zhang, Ya‐Xiong, He, Xiao‐Bo, Fang, Wen‐Feng, Yang, Yun‐Peng, Lin, Gui‐Nan, Wu, Xuan, Li, Ning, Zhang, Jing, Zhai, Lin‐Zhu, Zhao, Yuan‐Yuan, Huang, Yan, Zhou, Ning‐Ning, Zhao, Hong‐Yun, Zhang, Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley-Blackwell 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Advanced solid cancer; End‐of‐life; Global Health and Cancer; Palliative chemotherapy; Advanced solid cancer; End‐of‐life; Palliative chemotherapy

Introduction There are increasing concerns about the negative impacts of chemotherapy near the end of life (EOL). There is discrepancy among different countries about its use, and little is known about the real‐world situation in China. Patients and Methods This retrospective study was conducted at...