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- Title
The Khatcheressian/Cassel/Lyckholm et al Article Reviewed.
- Authors
Von Roenn, Jamie H.
- Abstract
The article informs that symptom burden has a profound impact on the quality of life of cancer patients across all stages of disease. Routine screening of ambulatory cancer patients identifies an average of 7 to 10 distressing physical and psychological symptoms per patient. Inadequate training of physicians in symptom management, communication skills, and palliative care principles remains a major barrier to excellent palliative and end-of-life care. The compelling need to improve palliative care education for oncologists is highlighted by the survey's finding that traumatic patient experience ranked higher as a source of learning than did lectures during fellowship.
- Subjects
PALLIATIVE treatment; HOSPICE care; CANCER patients; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY of life; OUTPATIENT medical care
- Publication
Oncology (08909091), 2005, Vol 19, Issue 10, p1384
- ISSN
0890-9091
- Publication type
Article