Care of the adult cancer patient at the end of life: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines

•This ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline provides key recommendations for end-of-life care for patients with advanced cancer.•It details care that is focused on comfort, quality of life and approaching death of patients with advanced cancer.•All recommendations were compiled by a multidisciplinary gro...

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Published in:ESMO open 2021-08, Vol.6 (4), p.100225-100225, Article 100225
Main Authors: Crawford, G.B., Dzierżanowski, T., Hauser, K., Larkin, P., Luque-Blanco, A.I., Murphy, I., Puchalski, C.M., Ripamonti, C.I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cancer patient
clinical practice guideline
death and dying
end of life
palliative care
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total care
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Summary:•This ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline provides key recommendations for end-of-life care for patients with advanced cancer.•It details care that is focused on comfort, quality of life and approaching death of patients with advanced cancer.•All recommendations were compiled by a multidisciplinary group of experts.•Recommendations are based on available scientific data and the authors’ collective expert opinion.
ISSN:2059-7029
2059-7029
DOI:10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100225