Palliative care is a fundamental component of cancer care. As part of the 2011 to 2012
Leadership Development Program (LDP) of the American Society of Clinical Oncology …

Background Patients with cancer have complex physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs
that evolve throughout their disease trajectory. As patients are living longer with a diagnosis …

Over the past five decades, palliative care has evolved from serving patients at the end of life
into a highly specialized discipline focused on delivering supportive care to patients with life …

Palliative care began in academic centers with specialty consultation services, and its value
to patients, families, and health systems has been evident. The demand for palliative care to …

Palliative care has evolved over the past five decades as an interprofessional specialty to
improve quality of life and quality of care for patients with cancer and their families. Existing …

Background: Prior work to integrate early palliative care in oncology has focused on patients
with advanced cancer and primarily on palliative care consultation. We developed this …

As management of patients with cancer is evolving, an increased focus is being placed on
individualized patient-centered care. Early integration of palliative care into the overall …

Purpose In 1998, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) published a special
article regarding palliative care and companion recommendations. Herein we summarize …

Palliative care has received increasing attention at the American Society of Clinical
Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting since the publication of its provisional clinical opinion on …

Purpose: Integrated into routine oncology care, palliative care can improve symptom burden,
quality of life, and patient and caregiver satisfaction. However, not all oncology practices …