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Comment
. 2017 Dec;22(12):1419-1420.
doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0432. Epub 2017 Oct 5.

Early Integrated Palliative Care and Reduced Emotional Distress in Cancer Caregivers: Reaching the "Hidden Patients"

Michael Hoerger  1 , Brittany D Cullen  2
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Early Integrated Palliative Care and Reduced Emotional Distress in Cancer Caregivers: Reaching the "Hidden Patients"

Michael Hoerger et al. Oncologist. 2017 Dec.

Abstract

Caregivers of patients with advanced cancer are affected physically and emotionally by the patient's illness and are too often overlooked by health care systems. This commentary considers recent findings that early integrated palliative care is beneficial for reducing emotional distress in both patients and caregivers.

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