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Electrochemotherapy of Tumours

Electrochemotherapy of Tumours

Published on: December 15, 2008

Chemotherapy for advanced cancers.

Padma Sheila Rajagopal¹, Ryan D Nipp², Kathy J Selvaggi³

¹Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 630 W. 168th St., New York, NY 10032, USA.

Annals of Palliative Medicine

|April 6, 2015

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

For advanced cancers, chemotherapy decisions require careful consideration of benefits and palliative care. Palliative chemotherapy should be reevaluated when it no longer controls disease or improves quality of life (QOL).

Keywords:

Palliative care antineoplastic agents neoplasms

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Palliative Care

Background:

Chemotherapy decisions in advanced cancers are complex, balancing indications and benefits.
Multidimensional cancer treatment should involve oncologists and palliative care specialists.
Palliative care should be integrated with chemotherapy when curative intent is lost.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a foundation for discussing treatment in advanced malignancies.
To emphasize the role of palliative chemotherapy and its continuous reevaluation.
To guide oncologists in weighing chemotherapy's benefits for symptom palliation and quality of life (QOL).

Main Methods:

This is a review article.
It synthesizes current understanding of palliative chemotherapy in advanced cancers.
It aims to inform clinical decision-making.

Main Results:

Chemotherapy in advanced cancer often aims to palliate symptoms and improve QOL.
Palliative chemotherapy requires ongoing assessment throughout a patient's illness.
The role of chemotherapy should be reconsidered if it ceases to control disease or alleviate symptoms.

Conclusions:

Palliative chemotherapy can be delivered concurrently with antineoplastic agents when curative intent is absent.
Continuous reevaluation of palliative chemotherapy's role is crucial.
Discussions regarding treatment for advanced malignancies should incorporate palliative care principles.