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Laurie M, is the ‘Cancer Symptom Team’ the same as Palliative Oncology?

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Carlies, in some hospitals the term symptom management is used interchangeably with palliative care. In the example that @roch shared they are different teams, but they work together. As you may know, palliative care deals with symptom management and is not exclusively end-of-life care. Palliative oncology is increasingly being added to the cancer care team at point of diagnosis. Are palliative experts part of your care team?