Palliative care, version 1.2014 featured updates to the NCCN guidelines

Michael H. Levy, Thomas Smith, Amy Alvarez-Perez, Anthony Back, Justin N. Baker, Susan Block, Shirley N. Codada, Shalini Dalal, Maria Dans, Jean S. Kutner, Elizabeth Kvale, Sumathi Misra, William Mitchell, Todd M. Sauer, David Spiegel, Linda Sutton, Robert M. Taylor, Jennifer Temel, Roma Tickoo, Susan G. UrbaCarin Van Zyl, Sharon M. Weinstein, Mary Anne Bergman, Jillian L. Scavone

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Abstract

The NCCN Guidelines for Palliative Care provide interdisciplinary recommendations on palliative care for patients with cancer. These NCCN Guidelines Insights summarize the NCCN panel's discussions and guideline updates from 2013 and 2014. These include modifications/additions to palliative care screening and assessment protocols, new considerations for discussing the benefits and risks of anticancer therapy, and approaches to advance care planning. Recent updates focus on enhanced patient-centered care and seek to promote earlier integration of palliative care and advance care planning in oncology.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1379-1388
Number of pages10
JournalJNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Volume12
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2014

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology

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