Rethinking Treatment Intent Beyond the Curative/Palliative Binary in Modern Oncology

This Viewpoint discusses the curative/palliative dichotomy used to describe the framework of cancer care and how it may affect care trajectories, patient-centered communication, shared decision-making, and advance care planning.

Corresponding Author: Hanneke W.M. van Laarhoven, MD, PhD, PhD, Department of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117; ZH 8D36, 1081 HV Amsterdam (h.vanlaarhoven@amsterdamumc.nl).

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