Simultaneous care provision to patients with small cell lung cancer in Lazio region: Practical recommendations of a multidisciplinary group.

ABSTRACT: Small-Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) accounts for 15 % of all lung cancer cases. Due to comorbidities and its aggressive behaviour, patients are highly symptomatic even at a non-metastatic stage. Standardizing the care pathway and introducing a simultaneous care approach could address the unmet needs of this disease. However, there is no uniformity in the involvement of palliative care physicians and in the simultaneous use of palliative care and cancer therapies. In this context, 13 experts from Lazio region undertook a process to deepen their understanding of the regional provision of simultaneous care to patients with SCLC by structuring and carrying out a survey. The survey covered 35-52 % of SCLC cases in the region, confirming heterogeneous results in both management and therapeutic approac

SUBMITTER: Mariotti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11648118 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature