TY - JOUR AU - Abu-Odah, Hammoda AU - Molassiotis, Alex AU - Liu, Justina PY - 2020 DA - 2020/04/22 TI - Challenges on the provision of palliative care for patients with cancer in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of reviews JO - BMC Palliative Care SP - 55 VL - 19 IS - 1 AB - Despite the significant benefits of palliative care (PC) services for cancer patients, multiple challenges hinder the provision of PC services for these patients. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are witnessing a sharp growth in the burden of non-communicable diseases. There is a significant gap between demand and supply of PC in LMICs in current health services. This review aims to synthesise evidence from previous reviews and deliver a more comprehensive mapping of the existing literature about personal, system, policy, and organisational challenges and possible facilitators on the provision of PC services for cancer patients in LMICs. SN - 1472-684X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-020-00558-5 DO - 10.1186/s12904-020-00558-5 ID - Abu-Odah2020 ER -