Can we do better in end-of-life care? The mixed management model and palliative care.
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Abstract
The increasing duration of life from disease diagnosis to death in cancer and chronic non-malignant illnesses argues for a revised approach to end-of-life care that incorporates the principles of palliative care from an earlier stage (ie, a stage at which curative and/or life-prolonging treatments are still being provided). The provision of active treatment and comfort measures/death preparation in parallel has been called the "mixed management model" of end-of life care.