Standard cancer care | Standard cancer care plus palliative care | |
RCT | ||
N | 53 | 42 |
Mean age | 47.5 | 50.9 |
Female% | 62.3 | 65.7 |
Cost consequence analysis | ||
N | 11 | 9 |
Mean age | 47 | 48 |
Female % | 70 | 78 |
Type of cancer, n (%) | ||
Breast | 4 | 0 |
Lung | 3 | 0 |
Cervical | 1 | 1 |
Ovarian | 1 | 0 |
Head and neck | 1 | 4 |
Gastrointestinal | 1 | 2 |
Prostate | 0 | 2 |
Stage III or IV disease, n (%) | 11 (100%) | 7 (77.8%) |
RCT, randomised controlled trial.