Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer often undergo aggressive end-of-life (EOL) care. We evaluated whether specialized palliative care (SPC) involvement is associated with the receipt of intensive EOL care among AYAs. This retrospective study included patients with cancer treated between the ages of 15 and 39 years at a university hospital, who died during 2009-2022.
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