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This chapter summarises the current state of palliative care provided to people living in the community in Australia (‘community based palliative care’). We begin with a brief overview of Australia’s changing demography, health system and historical context of palliative care for people living with cancer. We then discuss a selection of ways in which Australia is working to improve access for people living with cancer in the community who have palliative care needs.
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Luckett, T., Agar, M., Phillips, J. (2021). Australian Palliative Care for Chronic Cancer Patients in the Community. In: Silbermann, M. (eds) Palliative Care for Chronic Cancer Patients in the Community. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54526-0_52
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