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- More patients with cancer can’t be cured but can live longer with it nowadays.
- These patients often get ignored in research and treatments, even though they have many physical and mental challenges.
- To help these patients better, doctors need to work together on their care and do more research on their needs.
Article Abstract
The number of patients that can no longer be cured but may expect to live with their cancer diagnosis for a substantial period is increasing. These patients with 'prolonged incurable cancer' are often overlooked in research and clinical practice. Patients encounter problems that are traditionally seen from a palliative or survivorship perspective but this may be insufficient to cover the wide range of physical and psychosocial problems that patients with prolonged incurable cancer may encounter. Elements from both fields should, therefore, be delivered concordantly to further optimize care pathways for these patients. Furthermore, to ensure future high-quality care for this important patient population, enhanced clinical awareness, as well as further research, are urgently needed.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8196984 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13112555 | DOI Listing |
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