Study Identifies Factors Linked to ED Visits by Cancer Patients

January 5, 2015

(Medscape) – A meta-analysis covering more than one million patients with cancer has identified several factors that make these patients more likely to visit the emergency department (ED) in their last month of life. Such patients are more likely to be men, black, have lung cancer, low socioeconomic status, or no palliative care. The study was published online on December 22 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.