title: Palliative care and oncology: integration leads to better care.
abstract: The timely integration of palliative care services into standard oncology care is essential to providing comprehensive individualized care for patients with advanced and incurable cancer and their families. Herein we discuss five important areas in which this integration is critical to optimize management, namely: symptom management, transitioning from disease-focused care to palliative care, discussing goals of care and advance care planning, community care, and psychosocial support for the patient and family.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Kristopher
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.forename: S Lawrence
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Librach
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chow
mesh_terms: D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care