Barriers to early integration of palliative care: A qualitative analysis of medical oncologist attitudes and practice patterns.

• DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.e22191
• Publication Date: 2018-09-05T14:50:25Z
• Authors: Tim J Kruser; Jacqueline M Kruser; Jeffrey Gross; Margaret Moran; Karen Kaiser; Eytan Szmuilowicz; Sheetal Mehta Kir...
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 3. Good health

e22191Background: Early integration of palliative care for patients with advanced cancer has demonstrable benefits but is underutilized. We sought to characterize medical oncologists’ perspectives ...