Advanced Adrenocortical Carcinoma: From Symptoms Control to Palliative Care.

ABSTRACT: The prognosis of patients with advanced adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is often poor: in the case of metastatic disease, five-year survival is reduced. Advanced disease is not a non-curable disease and, in referral centers, the multidisciplinary approach is the standard of care: if a shared decision regarding several treatments is available, including the correct timing for the performance of each one, overall survival is increased. However, many patients with advanced ACC experience severe psychological and physical symptoms secondary to the disease and the cancer treatments. These symptoms, combined with existential issues, debase the quality of the remaining life. Recent strong evidence from cancer research supports the early integration of palliative care principles and skills into the

SUBMITTER: Ruggiero E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9739560 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature