San Francisco—Introducing palliative care shortly after a diagnosis of metastatic cancer greatly increases a patient’s coping abilities and overall quality of life (QOL), according to results from a randomized trial reported at the 2016 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium (abstract 104).
“In a large cohort of patients with newly diagnosed advanced cancer, early integrated palliative care improved quality of life, mood, communication about end-of-life care preferences and