Palliative and end-of-life care in hematologic malignancies: Progress and opportunities

03/15/24 at 03:00 AM

Palliative and end-of-life care in hematologic malignancies: Progress and opportunities 
JCO Oncology Practice, by Mazie Tsang, MD, MAS, MS and Thomas W. LeBlancMD, MA, MHS, FAAHPM, FASC; 3/13/24 
... An important finding from this study was the qualitative data from narratives of volunteer caregivers and hospice staff that described daily patient care, changes in patient status, perceived symptom burden, and indications for medication administration. The authors identified skin integrity concerns, bleeding, pathologic fractures, and delirium as unique issues for patients with hematologic malignancies enrolled on hospice. ... These findings provide further evidence that hospice care can and does work well for some patients with hematologic malignancies. 

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