End‐of‐Life Care Matters: Palliative Cancer Care Results in Better Care and Lower Costs |
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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 In 1998, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) published a special
article regarding palliative care and companion recommendations. Herein we summarize …

Despite improvements in cancer therapies, cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide.
Many patients experience severe, unnecessary symptoms during treatment as well as at the …

Palliative and end‐of‐life care is changing in the United States. This dynamic field is
improving care for patients with serious and life‐threatening cancer through creation of …

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Patients with cancer frequently suffer from debilitating physical symptoms and psychological
distress, particularly at the end of life. Interventions to help alleviate these problems are often …

Catherine is a 27-year-old woman who was waitressing to save money for graduate school.
She had no insurance and was hoping that her fatigue and nosebleeds were attributable to …

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, unlike hospice, can be utilized concurrently with disease‐modifying or
curative therapies. Some of the benefits of palliative care include improved quality of life …