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Palliative Care Reached 18.3% of Young Adults With Advanced Cancer
A national database study found use had doubled since 2010 but remained uncommon alongside treatment.
Summary
A national database study found use had doubled since 2010 but remained uncommon alongside treatment.
American Cancer Society researchers analyzed 67,706 U.S. patients ages 18 to 39 with stage IV solid tumors or poor-prognosis high-grade brain tumors. Recorded palliative-care use rose from 9.3% in 2010 to 18.3% in 2023; during 2021?2023, 17.1% received it while undergoing cancer treatment. Database coding cannot capture every service or explain every barrier, but the gap supports earlier, more consistent integration of symptom and decision support.
Why it matters
A national database study found use had doubled since 2010 but remained uncommon alongside treatment.
Limits and context
- Database coding cannot capture every service or explain every barrier, but the gap supports earlier, more consistent integration of symptom and decision support.
Key claims
A national database study found use had doubled since 2010 but remained uncommon alongside treatment.
Qualification: Database coding cannot capture every service or explain every barrier, but the gap supports earlier, more consistent integration of symptom and decision support.
Evidence: source-2026-07-24-014
Sources
- American Cancer Society via Newswise: Young-adult palliative care useAmerican Cancer Society via Newswise · secondary reporting
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