Impact of a specialised palliative care intervention in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma – a single-centre retrospective analysis

Impact of a specialised palliative care intervention in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma – a single-centre retrospective analysis

Abstract Background Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) account for less than 1% of all malignancies. Approximately 50% of the patients develop metastases with limited survival in the course of their disease. For those patients, palliative treatment aiming at symptom relief and improvement of quality of life...

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Main Authors: F. Brandes, J. K. Striefler, A. Dörr, M. Schmiester, S. Märdian, G. Koulaxouzidis, D. Kaul, A. Behzadi, P. Thuss-Patience, J. Ahn, U. Pelzer, L. Bullinger, A. Flörcken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Palliative care
Soft tissue sarcoma
MIDOS symptom score
Symptom burden
Early palliative care intervention
Pain
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-020-00702-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-020-00702-1

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