Eduardo Bruera, Medical Doctor at MD Anderson Cancer Center, shared on LinkedIn:
“Despite intensive management, some cancer patients continue to experience high symptom burden as they approach death. It is unethical for a hospital with an intensive care unit to have no palliative care unit.”
Title: Symptom Expression in the Last Seven Days of Life Among Cancer Patients Admitted to Acute Palliative Care Units
Authors: David Hui, Renata dos Santos, Gary B Chisholm, Eduardo Bruera
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