Disparities in length of goals of care conversations between oncologists and patients with advanced cancer.
Smith C, Pintova S, Adelson K, Gonsky J, Egorova N, Bickell N. Disparities in length of goals of care conversations between oncologists and patients with advanced cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: 19-19. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.34_suppl.19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-minority patientsProgression of diseaseMinority patientsAdvanced cancerCancer patientsHigh-quality cancer careAdvanced cancer patientsGoals of careMinority cancer patientsNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesPaucity of dataGOC conversationsGOC discussionsCancer carePoor survivalCare conversationsPatientsRural hospitalsSubstandard treatmentCommunication skills trainingOncologistsCancer treatmentRisk adjustmentMixed-effects models