Late decisions about treatment limitation in patients with cancer: empirical analysis of end-of-life practices in a haematology and oncology unit at a German university hospital

BACKGROUND: Decisions to limit treatment (DLTs) are important to protect patients from overtreatment but constitute one of the most ethically challenging situations in oncology practice. In the Ethics Policy for Advance Care Planning and Limiting Treatment study (EPAL), we examined how often DLT pre...

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Autores principales: Mehlis, Katja, Bierwirth, Elena, Laryionava, Katsiaryna, Mumm, Friederike, Heussner, Pia, Winkler, Eva C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7592262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33109628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/esmoopen-2020-000950

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7592262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33109628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/esmoopen-2020-000950

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