Current Status of the Application of Palliative Care in End-stage Cancer Patients

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jmhs.202605103

Author(s)

Yifei Liu*

Affiliation(s)

Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Guangdong, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

Patients with end-stage cancer often face the dilemma of poor prognosis, limited survival and severe decline in quality of life, accompanied by heavy economic pressure, heavy family care burden, and the dual pain of the patient's body and mind, and the ability to live daily life is significantly limited. This paper summarizes the development of palliative care at home and abroad, the necessity of palliative care for patients with end-stage cancer, and the application status of palliative care in end-stage cancer patients in our country, and analyzes the influencing factors of the implementation of palliative care in combination with the current situation at home and abroad, in order to provide theoretical reference and practical basis for promoting the development of clinical palliative care practice in our country.

Keywords

Terminal Stage; Palliative Care; Review; Hospitalpice; Cancer

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