Maintenance of a High Quality of Life of a Pancreatic Cancer Patient in a Multidisciplinary Care Center: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The symptom and treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) at an advanced stage significantly deteriorate patients' quality of life (QOL). Therefore, multidisciplinary long-term and palliative care is needed to maintain patients' physical, social, and psychological well-being and ultimately improve survival.

Case presentation

An octogenarian residing in a care center, which can provide multidisciplinary long-term care with nutritional, physical, and social support, as well as pain management through home medical services, was diagnosed with Stage IV PDA. She received multiple outpatient chemotherapy sessions and experienced cancer-related pain and fatigue. However, participating in individual functional training and altruistic social activities at the d

SUBMITTER: Ubuka T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12646733 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature