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Multidisciplinary Treatment of Colorectal Cancer: The Palliative Team Introduction

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Approximately 40 % of colorectal cancer patients will eventually die of metastatic disease. Patients with advanced, incurable disease often present a high symptom burden and psychosocial challenges and will benefit from an evaluation by an interdisciplinary palliative care team. The palliative care team and the palliative medicine consultant may contribute valuable expertise in assessment of needs and symptoms, symptom management, communication and goal setting, prognostication and decision-making, and practical, emotional, and spiritual support for patients and their families. The palliative care team holds a natural place in the MDT of advanced colorectal cancer.

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  1. Regional Centre of Excellence for Palliative Care, Western Norway, Haukeland University Hospital, Haukelandsbakken 2, N-5021, Bergen, Norway

    Dagny Faksvåg Haugen MD, PhD

  2. European Palliative Care Research Centre, Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

    Dagny Faksvåg Haugen MD, PhD

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    Gunnar Baatrup

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Haugen, D.F. (2015). Multidisciplinary Treatment of Colorectal Cancer: The Palliative Team Introduction. In: Baatrup, G. (eds) Multidisciplinary Treatment of Colorectal Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06142-9_24

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