Palliative Cancer Care a Decade Later: Accomplishments, the Need, Next Steps—From the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Ferris, Frank D.; Bruera, Eduardo; Cherny, Nathan; Cummings, Charmaine; Currow, David; Dudgeon, Deborah; JanJan, Nora; Strasser, Florian; von Gunten, Charles F.; Von Roenn, Jamie H.

doi:10.1200/jco.2008.20.1558

Palliative Cancer Care a Decade Later: Accomplishments, the Need, Next Steps—From the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Purpose In 1998, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) published a special article regarding palliative care and companion recommendations. Herein we summarize the major accomplishments of ASCO regarding palliative cancer and highlight current needs and make recommendations to realize …