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Palliative Care Timing, Tracheostomy, and Gastrostomy in Head and Neck Cancer: Implications for End-of-Life Quality and Costs
By MedXY|Nov 19, 2025
Early palliative care may reduce healthcare costs in head and neck cancer patients using tracheostomy or gastrostomy tubes but does not lessen aggressive hospital care or promote home deaths at the end of life.
