Improving advanced care planning in patients with metastatic cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2017 Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Symposium. This abstract does not include ...
A gastrostomy tube, or “G-tube,” provides access for long-term enteral nutrition in patients who are unable to eat. Gastrostomy tubes may be required in patients with cancer, stroke, traumatic brain ...
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a method commonly used for providing long-term nutrition for patients unable to swallow but with a functioning gastrointestinal tract (Stefan et al, 1989).