Fahy Bridget N
Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology and Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Palliative Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
J Surg Oncol. 2019 Jul;120(1):5-9. doi: 10.1002/jso.25449. Epub 2019 Mar 28.
Palliative care (PC) seeks to improve the quality of life for patients facing serious illness. Several oncology organizations have guidelines about PC, reflecting the need to integrate PC into standard oncology care. Many surgical patients do not receive PC despite the need for these services and established surgical PC competencies. Recent educational and research efforts reveal increased appreciation of the need and benefit of integrating PC services with cancer care in general, and surgical care, specifically.
姑息治疗旨在提高面临严重疾病患者的生活质量。多个肿瘤学组织都有关于姑息治疗的指南，这反映出将姑息治疗纳入标准肿瘤治疗的必要性。尽管许多外科手术患者需要这些服务且已有既定的外科姑息治疗能力，但他们并未接受姑息治疗。最近的教育和研究工作表明，人们越来越认识到将姑息治疗服务与总体癌症治疗，特别是外科治疗相结合的必要性和益处。
