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Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium (PCOS) 2017

October 27 - 28, 2017; San Diego, California

October 27 - 28, 2017 San Diego, California

PCOS Time to Have the Talk! Sex and the Cancer Patient Sexuality is not a topic that gets a lot of attention among cancer patients, especially in the palliative care setting.
Medscape Medical News, November 7, 2017
PCOS Early Palliative Care Is Key Driver in Reducing Costs Palliative care, especially when initiated early in the treatment paradigm, can substantially curb costs in advanced cancer.
Medscape Medical News, October 30, 2017

Conference News

PCOS Time to Have the Talk! Sex and the Cancer Patient
Medscape Medical News, November 7, 2017
PCOS Key Elements in the 'Palliative Care Syringe' Identified
Medscape Medical News, October 31, 2017
PCOS Early Palliative Care Is Key Driver in Reducing Costs
Medscape Medical News, October 30, 2017
PCOS Psychological Roots of Palliative Care Benefit in Cancer
Medscape Medical News, October 30, 2017

PCOS Building Resilience in Teenagers With Cancer
Medscape Medical News, October 25, 2017
PCOS Cancer Patients to Docs: Ditch Laptop During Clinic Visits
Medscape Medical News, October 24, 2017
PCOS Two Things That Go Together: Yoga and Advanced Lung Cancer
Medscape Medical News, October 23, 2017

Popular News from PCOS 2016

‘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, Sep 13, 2016
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, Sep 12, 2016
Medical Oncologists Extend Hospice Stay After Seeing Stats Treating hospice as a quality improvement measure and sharing statistics about peer behavior boosted the rate of oncologist referral to hospice in one health system.
Medscape Medical News, Sep 15, 2016

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