• Cancer Control · Jan 2001

    Integrating palliative care in oncology.

    • S M Weinstein.
    • Pain Medicine and Palliative Care Program at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 84112, USA. sharon.weinstein@hci.utah.edu
    • Cancer Control. 2001 Jan 1; 8 (1): 32-5.

    BackgroundCancer is the second leading cause of death among Americans. The World Health Organization has mandated an integrated approach to palliative care in the treatment of patients with cancer. However, medical decision making in the setting of life-threatening disease remains complicated.MethodsAn integrated palliative care approach depends on the skillful blend of antineoplastic, supportive, and palliative interventions. For standardizing care plans, documenting palliative interventions, and tracking and improving outcomes, palliative care elements are defined. At our institute, medical symptom management, psychosocial support, and advance care planning are incorporated into routine cancer care.ResultsAlthough progress is being made toward integrating palliative care in the field of oncology, further efforts are needed to ensure that cancer patients and their families who need palliative care receive it.ConclusionsIf fully implemented, the integrated palliative care approach will result in quaternary prevention, ie, the prevention of suffering.

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