Medscape June 3, 2024
Does delivering palliative care early via telehealth measure up to in-person care for patients with newly diagnosed advanced lung cancer?
A large randomized trial presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting suggests that it can.
Researchers found that the benefits of providing palliative care for patients diagnosed with advanced lung cancer are not diminished when delivered via video as opposed to in-person.
“Our findings underscore the potential to increase access to evidence-based early palliative care through telehealth delivery,” lead author Joseph Greer, PhD, with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, reported at the meeting.
Guidelines from the ASCO advise integrating palliative care from the time of diagnosis of in the case of...
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