Subject
adolescent; article; cancer mortality; cancer palliative therapy; central nervous system tumor/th [Therapy]; child; childhood cancer/th [Therapy]; clinical decision making; diagnosis related group; female; human; leukemia/th [Therapy]; major clinical study; male; medical record; priority journal; retrospective study; Switzerland; treatment duration
Description
Purpose: This study examined the provision of palliative care and related decision-making in Swiss pediatric oncology settings. The aim was to determine if and when children who died from cancer received palliative care, whether there were differences by cancer diagnosis, and inclusion of children in decision-making regarding palliative care.