Prognostic assessment in palliative cancer care: is there a difference between adult and older patients?

• Main Authors: Simone Garruth dos Santos Machado Sampaio (Author), Livia Costa Oliveira (Author), Karla Santos da Costa Rosa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To compare factors associated with death in adults and older people with advanced cancer who were hospitalized in a palliative care unit (PCU). METHODS: Case-control study with patients (adults vs older people) admitted to a PCU of National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva (I...