Palliative care (PC) is a fundamental component of the cancer care trajectory. Its primary
focus is on “the quality of life of people who have a life-threatening illness, and includes pain …

Purpose Early palliative care (PC) for individuals with advanced cancer improves patient
and family outcomes and experience. However, it is unknown when, why, and how in an …

The past decade has brought forth innovative research that questions the traditional
oncology care model for patients with advanced cancer. Through integrating palliative care …

Background: By definition, palliative care (PC) is applicable already in early stages of
incurable and life-threatening diseases, in conjunction with therapies that are intended to …

The delivery of comprehensive cancer care within a progressively intricate healthcare
environment requires oncology providers to become well-versed in the integration of …

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 …

Background. Palliative care (PC) is a critical component of comprehensive cancer care.
Previous studies on PC access have mostly examined the timing of PC referral. The …

TO THE EDITOR: We agree with Wentlandt et al1 that many health professionals involved in
cancer care harbor significant misunderstandings about what palliative care services can …

Background: Integration of palliative care (PC) in oncology have been found to improve
symptom distress, quality of life, and survival in patients with advanced cancer. Early …

Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to: Discuss
the impact of early access to palliative care service on symptom control, quality of life, and …