All persons have a right to palliative care during cancer treatment and at the end-of-life. The
World Health Organization (WHO) defines palliative care as a medical specialty that …

Care provision at the end of life currently consumes 10%-12% of the total US health care
budget (4). The need for palliative care services is likely to continue to grow as the world …

Palliative care is state-of-the-art, specialized medical care for patients who are facing a
serious illness. It can be provided alongside even curative-intent cancer care and is …

These guidelines were developed and updated by an interdisciplinary group of experts
based on clinical experience and available scientific evidence. The goal of these guidelines …

Background: Multiple studies demonstrate substantial utilization of acute hospital care and,
potentially excessive, intensive medical and surgical treatments at the end-of-life. Aim: To …

A recently updatedclinical practice guideline from the American Society of Clinical Oncology
(ASCO) strongly recommends that all patients with advanced cancer receive palliative care …

Palliative care acknowledges the historical origin of the hospice developed in the UK during
the 20th century. Palliative care initially focused primarily on end-of-life care provided at …

BACKGROUND Limited data are available on how the timing and setting of palliative care
(PC) referral can affect end‐of‐life care. In this retrospective cohort study, the authors …

Context: Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the USA and despite many
recent advances in detection and treatment, over half a million cancer patients in this country …

Well-designed, randomized trials demonstrate that outpatient palliative care improves
symptom burden and quality of life (QOL) while it reduces unnecessary health care use in …