Renaming Palliative Cancer Therapies: Call It What It Is

Oncologist. 2024 May 3;29(5):367-368. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyae039.

Authors

Kimberly E Kopecky¹, Toby C Campbell²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
² Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.

Abstract

This commentary explores the language choices that oncology providers make when discussing cancer therapy goals.

MeSH terms

Humans
Neoplasms* / therapy
Palliative Care* / methods