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Performance scales can help physicians, families of pediatric cancer patients make informed decisions

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite recent advances in pediatric oncology, approximately 25% of children diagnosed with cancer will die of ...
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Palliative performance scale differences between patients referred by specialized cancer center and general hospitals to the palliative care center in Kuwait.

Features of prognosis, genetics and drug sensitivity of very elderly lung cancer patients. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full ...
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Change in palliative performance scale score as prediction of survival in patients with advanced cancer.

Differences between patient and caregiver ratings of advanced cancer patients' quality of life and correlates of their disagreement. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Using the NQF Measure Incubator to Develop Patient-Reported Outcome Performance Measures in Palliative Cancer Care

The National Quality Forum (NQF) Measure Incubator provides a platform for the development of patient-reported outcome performance measures in palliative cancer care, which is essential to ...
Health Affairs

A Policy Framework For States Seeking To Scale Palliative Care

To scale palliative care, states should engage community members in serious illness coalitions, design standards for palliative care, integrate standards into existing contracts, and bundle ...