Background Medicare cancer expenditures in the last month of life have increased.
Aggressive cancer care at the end-of-life (ACEOL) is considered poor quality care. We used …

BACKGROUND A significant share of the cost of cancer care is concentrated in the end‐of‐
life period. Although quality measures of aggressive treatment may guide optimal care …

Purpose: With rising health care costs in the United States, clearly defined end-of-life (EOL)
cancer costs are needed to help health administrators proactively manage this important …

Objective Along with aging, the elderly population with cancers is increasing. The costs of
end-of-life (EOL) care are particularly high among cancer patients. The purpose of this study …

Background: There is inconsistent evidence that palliative care intervention decreases total
healthcare expenditure at end-of-life for oncology patients. This inconsistent evidence may …

Importance Despite recommendations to reduce intensive medical treatment at the end of
life, many patients with cancer continue to receive such services. Objective To quantify …

Background End-of-life (EOL) care imposes heavy economic burdens on patients and health
insurers. Little is known about the association between the types of EOL care and healthcare …

Background: Few studies have assessed how patient preferences influence end-of-life
costs. Aim: To estimate mean monthly healthcare costs in 2019 Singapore Dollars (SGD) at …

PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the impact of early versus not-early palliative
care among cancer decedents on end-of-life health care costs. METHODS: Using linked …

Importance More patients with cancer use hospice currently than ever before, but there are
indications that care intensity outside of hospice is increasing, and length of hospice stay …