Background Weighing risks and benefits is currently the primary criterion for decisions
regarding systemic anticancer treatment (SACT) in far advanced cancer patients, also in the …

ObjectiveMedical decisions in the context of advanced cancer are more based on patient
values and preferences than during the early stages of the disease. The implementation of …

Background Patients with advanced incurable cancer face difficult decisions about palliative
treatment options towards their end of life. However, they are often not provided with the …

Patients with advanced cancers and their oncologists are often faced with difficult treatment
decisions, especially when there are borderline situations of expected benefit or increased …

Background Little is known about what is at stake at a subjective level for the oncologists
and the advanced cancer patients when they face the question whether to continue, limit or …

Purpose This study investigated satisfaction with treatment decision (SWTD), decision-
making preferences (DMP), and main treatment goals, as well as evaluated factors that …

Background Our comprehensive cancer centre adopted the WHO recommendation literally
in the cancer care guidelines to implement the early integration (EI) of palliative care (PC) …

Opinion Statement Systemic anticancer therapy (SACT) includes different treatment
modalities that can be effective in treating cancer. However, in the case of disease …

Background Cancer is a leading cause of death in Korea. To protect the autonomy and
dignity of terminally ill patients, the Life-Sustaining Treatment Decision-Making Act (LST-Act) …

Background Patients with advanced cancer are prone to experience burdensome physical,
psychological, and financial consequences. Healthcare providers may not fully appreciate …