The Feinberg School of Medicine, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Home Hospice Program, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
Oncology (Williston Park). 2011 Nov 30;25(13):1258-60, 1262, 1264-5.
Cancer care and palliative care each require a complex multi- and interdisciplinary approach to maximize the care of people with cancer. Recommendations for cancer treatment should both relieve the symptoms of cancer and prevent and treat side effects of anticancer therapy. Unrelieved symptoms not only contribute to worse quality of life but also can reduce a patient's ability to tolerate cancer therapy and may have a negative impact on survival. Consistent integration of palliative care practices into standard oncology care is needed across the trajectory of the cancer experience. This article will review the overlap between palliative care and oncology and discuss the available evidence that true integration of palliative and oncology care provides patients with optimal oncology care.
癌症护理和姑息治疗都需要采用复杂的多学科和跨学科方法，以最大限度地提高癌症患者的护理水平。癌症治疗的建议既要缓解癌症症状，又要预防和治疗抗癌治疗的副作用。未缓解的症状不仅会导致生活质量下降，还会降低患者耐受癌症治疗的能力，并可能对生存产生负面影响。需要在癌症治疗过程的各个阶段将姑息治疗实践一致地纳入标准肿瘤学护理中。本文将综述姑息治疗和肿瘤学之间的重叠，并讨论真正整合姑息治疗和肿瘤学护理为患者提供最佳肿瘤学护理的现有证据。
