姑息治疗：优质癌症护理的重要方面。

Palliative care: an essential aspect of quality cancer care.

作者信息

Ferrell Betty R

机构信息

Department of Nursing Research and Education, 1500 East Duarte Road, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.

出版信息

Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2004 Jul;13(3):401-11, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2004.03.003.

DOI:10.1016/j.soc.2004.03.003

PMID:15236725

Abstract

The past 2 decades in the United States have witnessed major developments in palliative care. Despite major advances in the early detection and treatment of cancer, more than 550,000 people in the United States die each year from cancer. For most of these patients,treatment in the last months of life is focused on attempts to achieve comfort rather than on treatment aimed at cure of disease. This article discusses the goals of palliative care, the progress that has been made in meeting these goals, and the progress that still needs to be made.

摘要

在美国，过去20年见证了姑息治疗领域的重大发展。尽管在癌症的早期检测和治疗方面取得了重大进展，但美国每年仍有超过55万人死于癌症。对于大多数此类患者而言，生命最后几个月的治疗重点在于实现舒适，而非旨在治愈疾病的治疗。本文讨论了姑息治疗的目标、在实现这些目标方面已取得的进展以及仍需取得的进展。