Race, ethnicity, and cancer type influence which patients access hospice care

01/23/24 at 04:00 AM

Race, ethnicity, and cancer type influence which patients access hospice care
Oncology Nurse Advisor, by Jennifer Larson; 1/19/24
... [A] researcher from a comprehensive cancer center in North Carolina conducted a clinical literature review to investigate research outcomes of hospice use in the United States. ... A total of 17 quantitative studies, published between 2017 and 2023, was included in this review. Notable differences by cancer type were found. ... The analysis also showed disparities in hospice use by race and ethnicity.

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