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is pocket guide is derived om recommendations in the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Guideline. is resource is a practice tool based on ASCO
®
practice guidelines and is not intended
to substitute for the independent professional judgment of the treating physician. Practice guidelines
do not account for individual variation among patients. is pocket guide does not purport to suggest
any particular course of medical treatment. Use of the practice guidelines and this resource are
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Abbreviations
EML, essential medicines list; IR, immediate release; IV, intravenous; PC, Palliative Care;
SR, sustained-release; WHO, World Health Organization
Source
Osman H et al. Palliative Care in the Global Setting : American Society of Clinical Oncolog y
Resource-Stratified Practice Guideline. J Global Oncol. 2018 May 8; doi: 10.1200/JGO.18.00026.
[Epub ahead of print]
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Recommendation Grading
Type Evidence Quality
Strength of
Recommendation
EB Evidence-based H High Strong
FC
Formal Consensus I Intermediate Moderate
IC
Informal Consensus L Low Weak
Ins Insufficient