The Medical journal of Australia
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To investigate the quality of end-of-life care for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). ⋯ Because early palliative care for patients with metastatic NSCLC is recommended, we propose that this group be considered a benchmark of quality end-of-life care. Future work is required to determine appropriate quality-of-care targets in this and other cancer patient cohorts, with particular focus on the timeliness of palliative care engagement.