Japanese journal of clinical oncology
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Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. · Mar 2015
Implementation status and explanatory analysis of early advance care planning for Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer patients.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology published the goals of individualized care including advance care planning for advanced cancer patients in 2011. However, no data are available on the implementation status of advance care planning. ⋯ Our results suggest that there is possible benefit from providing information on supportive care before first-line chemotherapy and informing patients about their prognosis in prolonging the duration of supportive care.