India, May 6 -- In the past, advanced or metastatic cancers were rapidly fatal, however with new treatments people with these cancers can now survive for a long time, sometimes many years. They have unique and complex care needs but because they usually can't be cured, and do not yet need palliative care, they can often be overlooked.

An international consortium, led by Associate Professor Nicolas Hart from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Senior Author Professor Raymond Chan from Flinders University, has published a set of clinical practice standards and recommendations aimed at providing optimal care for these individuals and their caregivers.

The initiative is backed by the Multinational Association for Supportive Care i...