Unmet Needs in the Process of Chemotherapy Provision in Pancreatic Cancer Patients from the Healthcare Provider Perspective: A Phenomenological Study in Greece

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death overall, with 1.5 years life expectancy and minimal therapeutic progress in the last decades. Despite the burden it causes, there is little research on the needs of this specific population. This study aimed to explore healthcare professionals’ views on providing care and patients’ unsatisfied needs.

Keywords

• pancreatic cancer
• end-of-life care
• unmet needs
• holistic care
• rak trebušne slinavke
• oskrba ob koncu življenja
• neizpolnjene potrebe
• celostna oskrba