Symptom burden and palliative care in patients with hematologic malignancies: a single-center experience

Support Care Cancer. 2026 Feb 24;34(3):241. doi: 10.1007/s00520-026-10429-z.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Patients with hematological malignancies are a heterogeneous group with special palliative care needs. They are known to have many symptoms and frequent emergency room visits and hospitalizations in the end-of-life phase. However, there are limited data about the symptom burden and health care service utilization in different diagnostic groups of hematological malignancies.OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to define the symptom burden and characteristics of the palliative care phase in patients with hematological malignancies in different diagnostic groups.METHODS: This retrospective study comprised 195 patients with hematological malignancies who were treated in…
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