Integration of Oncology and Palliative Care, a Forgotten Indicator: Shared Decision-Making

Olivier Huillard; Isabelle Colombet; Vincent Montheil; Fabienne Weiler; Pascaline Boudou-Rouquette; Jennifer Arrondeau; Camille Tlemsani; Anatole Cessot; Julie Giroux; Jerome Alexandre; François Goldwasser; Pascale Vinant

doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0131

Integration of Oncology and Palliative Care, a Forgotten Indicator: Shared Decision-Making

Oncologist. 2015 Sep;20(9):e26. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0131. Epub 2015 Aug 7.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Oncology, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
² Department of Palliative Medicine, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.

Abstract

A review article addressing the integration of oncology and palliative care is missing an important indicator: shared decision-making in patient care between oncologists and the palliative care team.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Humans
Medical Oncology*
Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Palliative Care*