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End‐of‐Life Care among Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Andrew G. Shuman, Ye Yang, Jeremy M. G. Taylor, Mark E. Prince

Otolaryngology · 2011 · 55 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

The FATE survey is a useful measure of the end-of-life experience of head and neck cancer patients. Palliative treatments of head and neck cancer, death outside of the hospital, and palliative care team involvement all improve the end-of-life experience in this population.

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