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Coverage from the

Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium (PCOS) 2016

September 09 - 10, 2016; San Francisco, California

September 09 - 10, 2016 San Francisco, California

PCOS ‘Groundbreaking’ Palliative Care Study: Not Just for Dying Palliative care improved outcomes in a curative setting and reduced the morbidity associated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Medscape Medical News, September 13, 2016
PCOS Who Knew? Inpatient Palliative Care Also Saves Money Palliative care improves the quality of care for patients with cancer and their families, but it can also save the healthcare system a substantial amount of money.
Medscape Medical News, September 12, 2016

Conference News

PCOS Death With Dignity in Oregon: No Evidence of Abuse or Misuse
Medscape Medical News, September 20, 2016
PCOS Medical Oncologists Extend Hospice Stay After Seeing Stats
Medscape Medical News, September 15, 2016
PCOS Early Palliative Care Beneficial, but Cancer Type Matters
Medscape Medical News, September 14, 2016

PCOS ‘Groundbreaking’ Palliative Care Study: Not Just for Dying
Medscape Medical News, September 13, 2016
PCOS Who Knew? Inpatient Palliative Care Also Saves Money
Medscape Medical News, September 12, 2016
PCOS 'Mystery Shoppers' Call About Palliative Care, Get Mixed Bag
Medscape Medical News, September 12, 2016

Most Popular News from PCOS 2015

'Surprise' Question Effective at Predicting End of Life A simple tool may be able to help predict which patients with cancer may be in their final year of life.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 8, 2015
New Guidelines for Primary Palliative Care in Oncology The new guidance statement comes from the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 8, 2015
CPR Video Improves Decision-Making in Advanced Cancer Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words when educating patients about end-of-life care.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 13, 2015

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