Almost 15 years after a randomized study demonstrated that early palliative care improved quality of life (QOL) and significantly extended survival in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC), a new randomized study has shown that the same results are achieved with early palliative care delivered by telehealth.
Telehealth has “considerable potential for improving access to and broader dissemination of this evidence-based care model,” reported lead investigator