Retrospective analysis of lung cancer patients treated with supportive care alone.
Int J Clin Oncol
; 22(3): 455-460, 2017 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
It is not uncommon for patients with lung cancer to receive supportive care alone. However, the clinical characteristics of these patients have not been fully studied. We conducted a retrospective study to identify the clinical characteristics of definitive lung cancer patients treated with supportive care alone.METHODS:
We retrospectively analyzed the percentage of and reasons for definitive lung cancer patients treated with supportive care alone at a regional cancer center. We also investigated the histological diagnostic approaches, palliative therapy types, primary treatment locations after hospital consultation, and places of death.RESULTS:
A total of 1,223 patients were histologically diagnosed as having lung cancer between 2011 and 2014. Of these, 160 (13%) patients were treated with supportive care alone. The primary reason for treatment with supportive care alone was a poor performance status (PS) in almost half of the patients. Overall, 40% of the patients received supportive care at home, and 17% were admitted to a palliative care unit (PCU). Death occurred at home for 17% of the patients and in the PCU for 42% of the patients.CONCLUSION:
This study revealed that 13% of histologically proven lung cancer patients were treated with supportive care alone, mostly because of a poor PS. Only 40% of these patients received home care, suggesting the need for a more accessible home care system for patients and their families.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Clin Oncol
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article