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What is the best way to discuss an early palliative care referral with a patient?

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Medical Oncology · Duke University School of Medicine

Patients (and providers) often struggle with the assumption that palliative care implies end of life care. While that is true in many cases, if you can overcome this false assumption, your patients can benefit. I often explain that palliative care like this: Palliative care serves as an extra set of...

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