NCCN Expert Panel Sets the Record Straight on Palliative Care and its Value in the Cancer Care Continuum

The NCCN 21st Annual Conference kicked off with a look into the world of palliative care, exploring barriers to patient access and means to establish multidisciplinary palliative care teams. The number of people being diagnosed with cancer in the United States is increasing year over year, reaching more than 1.6 million in 2015. As the cancer death rate also continues to rise, an increasing amount of attention has been focused on the unique challenges of patients, care teams, and caregivers f...
Source: National Comprehensive Cancer Network - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news