European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) position paper on supportive and palliative care

TY - JOUR

T1 - European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) position paper on supportive and palliative care

AU - Jordan, Karin

AU - Aapro, M.

AU - Kaasa, S.

AU - Ripamonti, C. I.

AU - Scotté, F.

AU - Strasser, F.

AU - Young, A.

AU - Bruera, E.

AU - Herrstedt, J.

AU - Keefe, D.

AU - Laird, B.

AU - Walsh, D.

AU - Douillard, J. Y.

AU - Cervantes, A.

PY - 2018

Y1 - 2018

N2 - Oncology has come a long way in addressing patients' quality of life, together with developing surgical, radio-oncological and medical anticancer therapies. However, the multiple and varying needs of patients are still not beingmet adequately as part of routine cancer care. Supportive and palliative care interventions should be integrated, dynamic, personalised and based on best evidence. They should start at the time of diagnosis and continue through to end-of-life or survivorship. ESMO is committed to excellence in all aspects of oncological care during the continuum of the cancer experience. Following the 2003 ESMO stand on supportive and palliative care (Cherny N, Catane R, Kosmidis P. ESMO takes a stand on supportive and palliative care. Ann Oncol 2003; 14(9): 1335-1337), this position paper highlights the evolving and growing gap between the needs of cancer patients and the actual provision of care. The concept of patient-centred cancer care is presented along with key requisites and areas for further work.

AB - Oncology has come a long way in addressing patients' quality of life, together with developing surgical, radio-oncological and medical anticancer therapies. However, the multiple and varying needs of patients are still not beingmet adequately as part of routine cancer care. Supportive and palliative care interventions should be integrated, dynamic, personalised and based on best evidence. They should start at the time of diagnosis and continue through to end-of-life or survivorship. ESMO is committed to excellence in all aspects of oncological care during the continuum of the cancer experience. Following the 2003 ESMO stand on supportive and palliative care (Cherny N, Catane R, Kosmidis P. ESMO takes a stand on supportive and palliative care. Ann Oncol 2003; 14(9): 1335-1337), this position paper highlights the evolving and growing gap between the needs of cancer patients and the actual provision of care. The concept of patient-centred cancer care is presented along with key requisites and areas for further work.

KW - ESMO

KW - Multidisciplinarity

KW - Palliative care

KW - Patient-centred care

KW - Position paper

KW - Supportive care

U2 - 10.1093/annonc/mdx757

DO - 10.1093/annonc/mdx757

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 29253069

AN - SCOPUS:85041200208

SN - 0923-7534

VL - 29

SP - 36

EP - 43

JO - Annals of Oncology

JF - Annals of Oncology

IS - 1

ER -