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Journal Article
A curious case of lung cancer palliation
2015
Overview
Lung cancer is still the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Most patients with lung cancer such as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) present with advanced stage of the disease. Patients with metastatic NSCLC experience a higher degree of distressing pain and symptoms compared to other types of cancer. Distressing pain is associated with lower quality of life (QoL), depression, and worse health status due to pain fatigue. A randomized trial by Temel et al in 2010 demonstrated that early palliative care, which focuses on alleviating distressing symptoms and pain, leads to a better QoL, depression status, and overall survival compared to standard treatment. As the lung palliative patients in this cohort were interviewed in focus group setting, patients emphasized symptoms and pain management as an important objective to improve patient functional status. In addition, excellent symptoms and pain control builds trust and good rapport with the patients, which in turn helps them to disclose other health issues that may arise during the palliative care.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers, Inc
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