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- Title
Quality of end-of-life care for patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer in general wards and palliative care units in Japan.
- Authors
Nakano, Kikuo; Yoshida, Takashi; Furutama, Junko; Sunada, Shoji
- Abstract
Patients with lung cancer in Japan often receive aggressive care near the end of life and die in an acute care hospital. We describe the differences in end-of-life care for metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients between general wards and a palliative care unit (PCU).
- Publication
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2012, Vol 20, Issue 4, p883
- ISSN
1433-7339
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00520-011-1374-7