Palliative care services at cancer centres - room for improvement

Jean Mathews^{1

2}, Camilla Zimmermann^{3

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. camilla.zimmermann@uhn.ca.
⁴ Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. camilla.zimmermann@uhn.ca.
⁵ Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. camilla.zimmermann@uhn.ca.

Comment

Jean Mathews et al. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;17(6):339-340.

doi: 10.1038/s41571-020-0374-2.

Jean Mathews^{1

2}, Camilla Zimmermann^{3

4

5}

¹ Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. camilla.zimmermann@uhn.ca.
⁴ Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. camilla.zimmermann@uhn.ca.
⁵ Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. camilla.zimmermann@uhn.ca.

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