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Study Finds Palliative Care May Benefit Veterans With Advanced Disease
Palliative care may reduce the risk of suicide in veterans who receive a diagnosis of stage 3b or 4 lung cancer, according to the findings of a new study.
BY Katie Kosko
PUBLISHED November 23, 2018
PALLIATIVE CARE MAY REDUCE the risk of suicide in veterans who receive a diagnosis of stage 3b or 4 lung cancer, according to the findings of a new study.
The large-scale study, which was published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, involved 20,900 patients with advanced disease who were enrolled in the Veterans Affairs (VA) Central Cancer Registry. Researchers determined that 30 patients had committed suicide ? a rate more than five times greater than the average among all veterans of similar age and gender who use VA health, according to the study authors.
However, even one palliative care visit after diagnosis reduced the risk of suicide by 81 percent, the authors said. Palliative care is meant to improve quality of life by providing relief from side effects and stress associated with serious illness and can help with emotional, psychological and spiritual needs...
Study Finds Palliative Care May Benefit Veterans With Advanced Disease
Palliative care may reduce the risk of suicide in veterans who receive a diagnosis of stage 3b or 4 lung cancer, according to the findings of a new study.
BY Katie Kosko
PUBLISHED November 23, 2018
PALLIATIVE CARE MAY REDUCE the risk of suicide in veterans who receive a diagnosis of stage 3b or 4 lung cancer, according to the findings of a new study.
The large-scale study, which was published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, involved 20,900 patients with advanced disease who were enrolled in the Veterans Affairs (VA) Central Cancer Registry. Researchers determined that 30 patients had committed suicide ? a rate more than five times greater than the average among all veterans of similar age and gender who use VA health, according to the study authors.
However, even one palliative care visit after diagnosis reduced the risk of suicide by 81 percent, the authors said. Palliative care is meant to improve quality of life by providing relief from side effects and stress associated with serious illness and can help with emotional, psychological and spiritual needs...