TY - JOUR

T1 - When to stop? Decision-making when children’s cancer treatment is no longer curative: a mixed-method systematic review

AU - Valdez-Martinez, E.

AU - Noyes, J.

AU - Bedolla, M.

PY - 2014/5/13

Y1 - 2014/5/13

N2 - Children with cancer, parents, and clinicians, face difficult decisions when cure is no longer possible. Little is known about decision-making processes, how agreement is reached, or perspectives of different actors. Professionals voice concerns about managing parental expectations and beliefs, which can be contrary to their own and may change over time. We conducted the first systematic review to determine what constitutes best medico-legal practice for children under 19 years as context to exploring the perspectives of actors who make judgements and decisions when cancer treatment is no longer curative.

AB - Children with cancer, parents, and clinicians, face difficult decisions when cure is no longer possible. Little is known about decision-making processes, how agreement is reached, or perspectives of different actors. Professionals voice concerns about managing parental expectations and beliefs, which can be contrary to their own and may change over time. We conducted the first systematic review to determine what constitutes best medico-legal practice for children under 19 years as context to exploring the perspectives of actors who make judgements and decisions when cancer treatment is no longer curative.

U2 - 10.1186/1471-2431-14-124

DO - 10.1186/1471-2431-14-124

M3 - Article

VL - 14

JO - BMC Pediatrics

JF - BMC Pediatrics

SN - 1471-2431

IS - 124

ER -